Valspar UK Tempest's Teapot L18dW35b

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What are Valspar UK Tempest's Teapot undertones?
Is Tempest's Teapot L18dW35b cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Tempest's Teapot
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Tempest's Teapot L18dW35b
Code:	L18dW35b
Name:	Tempest's Teapot
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Tempest's Teapot?

Valspar UK Tempest's Teapot L18dW35b is a deep charcoal grey with a restrained blue-grey cast. Its low lightness gives walls a grounded, enclosing look, while the slight coolness keeps it from reading as brown or soft black. In bright daylight, this color can show more of its slate-like character; under warm evening lighting, it appears darker and closer to charcoal. Use it for a study, dining room, hallway, or kitchen cabinetry where a strong dark finish is wanted without using pure black. Pair Tempest's Teapot with chalky whites, pale stone, brushed steel, black metal, and natural oak for clear contrast and texture.

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What are Valspar UK Tempest's Teapot undertones?

Tempest's Teapot is a deep, near-neutral near-black. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#393D40

RGB code:

57, 61, 64

Is Valspar UK Tempest's Teapot cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 206°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

L18dW35b Tempest's Teapot HSL code: 206, 6%, 24%

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 Tempest's Teapot

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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Tempest's Teapot:

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

L18dW35b
Tempest's Teapot

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 Tempest's Teapot with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 26, such as Valspar UK Silver Mauve and Smooth Pebbles.

L18dW35b
Tempest's Teapot

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#393d40
RGB Decimal	57, 61, 64
RGB Percent	22.35%, 23.92%, 25.10%
HSV	Hue: 206° Saturation: 10.94% Value: 25.1%
HSL	hsl(206, 5.79, 23.73)
CMYK	Cyan: 10.94 Magenta: 4.69 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 74.9
YIQ	Y: 60.146 I: -3.348 Q: 0.087
XYZ	X: 4.281 Y: 4.577 Z: 5.507
CIE Lab	L:25.495 a:-0.958 b:-2.42
CIE Luv	L:25.495 u:-2.129 v:-2.602
Decimal	3751232
Hunter Lab	21.395, -1.723, -0.285