Jotun Warming Grey 12297
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| Official page: | Warming Grey 12297 |
| Code: | 12297 |
| Name: | Warming Grey |
| Brand: | Jotun |
What color is Jotun Warming Grey?
Let's dive into a full Warming Grey paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 12297. Find out if this gorgeous warm grey 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 Jotun Warming Grey undertones?
Warming Grey 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:
RGB code:
100, 95, 90
Is Jotun Warming Grey cool or warm?
With a hue of 30°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
12297 Warming Grey HSL code: 30, 5%, 37%
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 Warming Grey
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 black shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Jotun Warming Grey:
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
Darker shades
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Warming Grey
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 Warming Grey with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 210, such as Jotun Ocean Air and Sophisticated Blue.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #645f5a |
| RGB Decimal | 100, 95, 90 |
| RGB Percent | 39.22%, 37.25%, 35.29% |
| HSV | Hue: 30° Saturation: 10.0% Value: 39.22% |
| HSL | hsl(30, 5.26, 37.25) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.0 Yellow: 10.0 Key: 60.78 |
| YIQ | Y: 95.925 I: 4.586 Q: -0.498 |
| XYZ | X: 11.193 Y: 11.632 Z: 11.326 |
| CIE Lab | L:40.625 a:1.004 b:3.571 |
| CIE Luv | L:40.625 u:3.164 v:4.371 |
| Decimal | 6578010 |
| Hunter Lab | 34.106, -1.105, 4.185 |
Color equivalents
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Evening Stone
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Soft Chorcoal
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Moss Brown
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Dyp Mocca
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Rubble Road
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Golden Shadow
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53YY 15/038
Wild Mushroom
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2271
Berg
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9937
Aske
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20145
Wisdom
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3165
Ro
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10964
Smoked Oak
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Stormy Retreat
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38RR 15/026
Cocoa Pod
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Scree
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