Valspar UK Spice of Life L1dW3d

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What are Valspar UK Spice of Life undertones?
Is Spice of Life L1dW3d cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Spice of Life
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Spice of Life L1dW3d
Code:	L1dW3d
Name:	Spice of Life
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Spice of Life?

Valspar UK Spice of Life L1dW3d is a deep, muted charcoal with a noticeable dusky red-plum cast. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded rather than overtly purple, while the dark value gives walls a close, enveloping look. In bright natural light, the softened reddish undertone is easier to see; under warm evening lighting, it reads as a richer, near-black brown-grey. Spice of Life suits a dining room, study, or bedroom feature wall, and it can give cabinetry a weighty, painted-furniture feel. Pair it with warm off-whites, faded clay tones, aged brass, walnut, or natural linen to draw out its understated warmth.

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What are Valspar UK Spice of Life undertones?

Spice of Life is a deep, very muted wine-brown. The HEX sample has a subtle pink-red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear pink-red. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#4F3E3F

RGB code:

79, 62, 63

Is Valspar UK Spice of Life cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 356°, this dark red reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

L1dW3d Spice of Life HSL code: 356, 12%, 28%

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 Spice of Life

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 dark red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Spice of Life:

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

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Spice of Life

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 Spice of Life with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 176, such as Valspar UK Heart of the Jungle and Da Vinci Velvet.

L1dW3d
Spice of Life

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