Valspar

Tempests Teapot

M250

Tempests Teapot is near-black blue charcoal with a greenish steel edge. It is extremely dark. Doors and cabinets are natural places for it because sheen can reveal the color instead of leaving a flat black shape.

A powder room needs serious lighting and crisp trim contrast. Brass hardware brings warmth, but cool white trim will make the blue charcoal look sharper against nearby surfaces.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

M250

Collection

The Bold Collection

Tempests Teapot in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Valspar Tempests Teapot under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Tempests Teapot under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Blue

Strength

Low

Temperature

cool

Hue Angle

200°

Cyan Family

Lightness

17%

Dark

Saturation

14%

Very Muted

LRV

2.5

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#252d31

RGB Decimal

37, 45, 49

RGB Percent

14.5%, 17.6%, 19.2%

HSL

200.0, 14.0%, 16.9%

HSV

200.0, 24.5%, 19.2%

CMYK

24.5%, 8.2%, 0.0%, 80.8%

YIQ

43.1, -6.1, -0.4

XYZ

2.26, 2.49, 3.27

CIE Lab

17.88, -2.35, -3.74

CIE Luv

17.88, -3.56, -3.42

Hunter Lab

15.79, -1.31, -2.26

Decimal

2436401

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Tempests Teapot High Salute Smoky Blue Chalky Blue

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Tempests Teapot Bittersweet Chocolate Black Beauty Tampico Brown

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Tempests Teapot Manhattan Blue Black Forest Green Deep Mulberry

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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Tempests Teapot

Benjamin Moore

Black Forest Green

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Deep Space Echo

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Dark Kettle Black

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Noir

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Fait Accompli

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Benjamin Moore

Essex Green

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Tuxedo

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Sherwin Williams

Tricorn Black

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Tomcat

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Tempests Teapot

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Nocturnal Green

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Sherwin Williams

Caviar

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Benjamin Moore

Black

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Very Black

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Sherwin Williams

Black Magic