Valspar UK Soul Blue R168C

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What are Valspar UK Soul Blue undertones?
Is Soul Blue R168C cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Soul Blue
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Soul Blue R168C
Code:	R168C
Name:	Soul Blue
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Soul Blue?

Valspar UK Soul Blue R168C is a medium blue-green with a clear turquoise cast, sitting closer to softened teal than a traditional navy or sky blue. Its balanced saturation gives it enough presence for a full wall while keeping the finish light and open rather than heavy. In bright daylight, this color can show its fresher aqua notes; under warmer artificial light, it may read a little more muted and blue-led. Try it in bathrooms, kitchens, or a home office alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed chrome, and warm off-white fabrics. Soul Blue also makes a clean choice for painted cabinetry or a front door where a measured hit of color is wanted.

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What are Valspar UK Soul Blue undertones?

Soul Blue is a midtone, soft teal. The HEX sample leans teal; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#4CA6AC

RGB code:

76, 166, 172

Is Valspar UK Soul Blue cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 184° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.

R168C Soul Blue HSL code: 184, 39%, 49%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Soul Blue

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Soul Blue:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

R168C
Soul Blue

Darker shades

R168C
Soul Blue

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Soul Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 4, such as Valspar UK Apricot Blush and An Unfound Door.

R168C
Soul Blue

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