Valspar US Wilderness 6009-5

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What are Valspar US Wilderness undertones?
Is Wilderness 6009-5 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Wilderness
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Wilderness 6009-5
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	6009-5
Name:	Wilderness
Brand:	Valspar US

What color is Valspar US Wilderness?

Let's dive into a full Wilderness paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 6009-5. Find out if this gorgeous cold green paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.

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What are Valspar US Wilderness undertones?

Wilderness is a deep, muted moss green. The HEX sample leans green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#365542

RGB code:

54, 85, 66

Is Valspar US Wilderness cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 143°, this dark green reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

6009-5 Wilderness HSL code: 143, 22%, 27%

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 Wilderness

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

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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 green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Valspar US Wilderness:

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 Wilderness with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 323, such as Valspar US Purple Sunset and Sweet Currant.

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LRV of Wilderness

Wilderness has an LRV of 7.73% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 7.73%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#365542
RGB Decimal	54, 85, 66
RGB Percent	21.18%, 33.33%, 25.88%
HSV	Hue: 143° Saturation: 36.47% Value: 33.33%
HSL	hsl(143, 22, 27)
CMYK	Cyan: 36.47 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 22.35 Key: 66.67
YIQ	Y: 73.565 I: -12.367 Q: -12.47
XYZ	X: 5.753 Y: 7.674 Z: 6.331
CIE Lab	L:33.295 a:-16.166 b:7.51
CIE Luv	L:33.295 u:-14.418 v:11.04
Decimal	3560770
Hunter Lab	27.703, -11.412, 5.842