Valspar UK Vintage Boots R11E

Contents

show +hide -

What are Valspar UK Vintage Boots undertones?
Is Vintage Boots R11E cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Vintage Boots
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Vintage Boots R11E
Code:	R11E
Name:	Vintage Boots
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Vintage Boots?

Valspar UK Vintage Boots R11E is a muted mid-tone grey with a soft brown cast that keeps it from feeling stark or blue. Its low saturation gives the color a gently weathered, grounded appearance, especially on broad wall surfaces. In daylight, Vintage Boots can read as a balanced warm grey, while lower or warmer artificial light may bring out its subtle taupe-brown undertone. It suits living rooms, hallways, and bedrooms where a deeper neutral is wanted without the weight of charcoal. Pair it with chalky off-whites, natural oak, brushed metal, linen upholstery, and clay-toned ceramics for a cohesive finish.

Try before you buy

100% accurate
reusable paint samples

Peel, stick,
and repeat

Twice painted
with real paint

Next day
delivery

Shop now

What are Valspar UK Vintage Boots undertones?

Vintage Boots is a midtone, near-neutral charcoal gray. 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:

#79716D

RGB code:

121, 113, 109

Is Valspar UK Vintage Boots cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 20°, this dark greige leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

R11E Vintage Boots HSL code: 20, 5%, 45%

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 Vintage Boots

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 greige shade looks under different lighting:

4000K

2000K

3000K

4000K

5000K

6000K

7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Vintage Boots:

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

R11E
Vintage Boots

Darker shades

R11E
Vintage Boots

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 Vintage Boots with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 200, such as Valspar UK Milky Way and Heart of the Jungle.

R11E
Vintage Boots

Compare
Valspar UK
Vintage Boots R11E
to any other colors