Valspar UK Welcoming White W16a

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What are Valspar UK Welcoming White undertones?
Is Welcoming White W16a cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Welcoming White
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Welcoming White W16a
Code:	W16a
Name:	Welcoming White
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Welcoming White?

Valspar UK Welcoming White W16a is a very pale off-white with a soft creamy-yellow cast, rather than a crisp blue-white finish. Its high lightness keeps rooms bright, while the gentle warmth prevents it from feeling stark on large wall areas. In daylight, this color reads as a lightly softened white; under warm artificial light, its buttery undertone becomes more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways, particularly alongside natural oak, linen upholstery, woven textures, and warm beige or muted sage accents. Use Welcoming White on walls, ceilings, or painted woodwork where a gentle, low-contrast backdrop is preferred.

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What are Valspar UK Welcoming White undertones?

Welcoming White is a near-white, very muted cream. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. 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:

#EFEBD9

RGB code:

239, 235, 217

Is Valspar UK Welcoming White cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 49°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

W16a Welcoming White HSL code: 49, 41%, 89%

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 Welcoming White

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

4000K

2000K

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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar UK Welcoming White:

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

W16a
Welcoming White

Darker shades

W16a
Welcoming White

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 Welcoming White with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 229, such as Valspar UK Laura Grey and Quiet Storm.

W16a
Welcoming White

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#efebd9
RGB Decimal	239, 235, 217
RGB Percent	93.73%, 92.16%, 85.10%
HSV	Hue: 49° Saturation: 9.21% Value: 93.73%
HSL	hsl(49, 40.74, 89.41)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.67 Yellow: 9.21 Key: 6.27
YIQ	Y: 234.144 I: 8.168 Q: -4.755
XYZ	X: 77.827 Y: 82.778 Z: 77.505
CIE Lab	L:92.917 a:-1.699 b:9.214
CIE Luv	L:92.917 u:3.314 v:14.117
Decimal	15723481
Hunter Lab	90.982, -6.529, 13.181