Valspar UK Whistling Whippoorwill R12E

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What are Valspar UK Whistling Whippoorwill undertones?
Is Whistling Whippoorwill R12E cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Whistling Whippoorwill
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Whistling Whippoorwill R12E
Code:	R12E
Name:	Whistling Whippoorwill
Brand:	Valspar UK

What color is Valspar UK Whistling Whippoorwill?

Valspar UK Whistling Whippoorwill R12E is a muted mid-to-dark grey with a faint warm, stony cast. Its low saturation keeps it restrained rather than harsh, reading as a soft charcoal-grey in daylight and slightly deeper under evening lighting. Use it on a study, dining room, hallway, or exterior trim where a grounded neutral is wanted without the severity of near-black. Pale off-whites, weathered oak, linen, brushed nickel, and black metal give this shade a clean, considered backdrop. It also has enough depth for cabinetry or a single accent wall when paired with lighter surrounding surfaces.

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What are Valspar UK Whistling Whippoorwill undertones?

Whistling Whippoorwill 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:

#76726F

RGB code:

118, 114, 111

Is Valspar UK Whistling Whippoorwill cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 26°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

R12E Whistling Whippoorwill HSL code: 26, 3%, 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 Whistling Whippoorwill

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 Whistling Whippoorwill:

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

R12E
Whistling Whippoorwill

Darker shades

R12E
Whistling Whippoorwill

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 Whistling Whippoorwill with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 206, such as Valspar UK Milky Way and Laura Grey.

R12E
Whistling Whippoorwill

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