Valspar UK Watershed X82R166B
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| Official page: | Watershed X82R166B |
| Code: | X82R166B |
| Name: | Watershed |
| Brand: | Valspar UK |
What color is Valspar UK Watershed?
Valspar UK Watershed X82R166B is a deep, blue-leaning teal with a clear cool cast and enough saturation to hold its own across a large wall. The #1c808f value reads as a balanced meeting point between ocean blue and green, rather than a pastel or greyed-out aqua. In bright natural light, Watershed shows its cleaner turquoise edge, while warmer evening lighting can make it appear richer and more muted. It suits bathrooms, kitchens, and study walls particularly well, and makes a strong choice for painted cabinetry or a front door. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, warm brass, or soft sand-toned textiles to give its cooler depth some contrast.
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What are Valspar UK Watershed undertones?
Watershed is a midtone, soft deep 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:
RGB code:
28, 128, 143
Is Valspar UK Watershed cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 188° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
X82R166B Watershed HSL code: 188, 67%, 34%
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 Watershed
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Watershed:
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
X82R166B
Watershed
Darker shades
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 Watershed with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 8, such as Valspar UK Cherry Cola and Norwegian Wood.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #1c808f |
| RGB Decimal | 28, 128, 143 |
| RGB Percent | 10.98%, 50.20%, 56.08% |
| HSV | Hue: 188° Saturation: 80.42% Value: 56.08% |
| HSL | hsl(188, 67.25, 33.53) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 80.42 Magenta: 10.49 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 43.92 |
| YIQ | Y: 99.81 I: -64.41 Q: -16.486 |
| XYZ | X: 13.154 Y: 17.667 Z: 28.696 |
| CIE Lab | L:49.089 a:-21.932 b:-16.005 |
| CIE Luv | L:49.089 u:-34.073 v:-20.301 |
| Decimal | 1867919 |
| Hunter Lab | 42.032, -17.696, -11.056 |
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