# Dulux Light Charcoal

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/88bg-62005](https://plan-home.com/color/88bg-62005)

Dulux Light Charcoal 88BG 62/005 is a pale, low-saturation grey with a clean, lightly cool cast. Its high lightness keeps it from reading as a heavy charcoal, instead giving walls a soft mineral-grey appearance. In bright daylight, it can look close to a muted silver-grey, while lower or warmer artificial light may bring out its gentle neutral softness. Use it across living-room or bedroom walls when you want definition without a dark backdrop. Light Charcoal pairs well with crisp white trim, black metal details, pale oak, concrete, and blue-grey textiles.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Dulux
- **Color name:** Light Charcoal
- **Color code:** 88BG 62/005
- **Alternative names:** Surrendered Skies
- **HEX:** #cbcccb
- **RGB:** 203, 204, 203
- **LRV:** 60.02%
- **Brightness:** Light
- **Color families:** Grey
- **Temperature:** cool
- **Undertones:** green

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 120° Saturation: 0.49% Value: 80.0%
- **HSL:** hsl(120, 1, 80)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 0.49 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.49 Key: 20.0
- **YIQ:** Y: 203.587 I: -0.275 Q: -0.523
- **XYZ:** X: 56.998 Y: 60.194 Z: 65.1
- **CIE Lab:** L:81.944 a:-0.528 b:0.38
- **CIE Luv:** L:81.944 u:-0.51 v:0.665
- **Decimal:** 13356235
- **Hunter Lab:** 77.585, -4.637, 4.561

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Dulux Night Jewels 5](https://plan-home.com/color/night-jewels-5-00nn-62000)
- [Dulux Pebble Thoughts](https://plan-home.com/color/pebble-thoughts)
- [Dulux Beachcomb Grey](https://plan-home.com/color/beachcomb-grey-30gg-61010)
- [RAL Classic Telegrey 4](https://plan-home.com/color/telegrey-4-ral-7047)
- [Tikkurila H499](https://plan-home.com/color/h499)
- [RAL Classic Light grey](https://plan-home.com/color/light-grey-ral-7035)
- [Dulux Glacial Flow](https://plan-home.com/color/glacial-flow)
- [Farrow and Ball Skylight](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-skylight-205)
- [Tikkurila Deco Grey 1923](https://plan-home.com/color/deco-grey-1923)
- [Little Greene Gauze - Dark](https://plan-home.com/color/little-greene-gauze-dark-166)
- [Tikkurila G488](https://plan-home.com/color/g488)
- [Tikkurila H496](https://plan-home.com/color/h496)
- [Little Greene Bone China Blue - Mid](https://plan-home.com/color/little-greene-bone-china-blue-mid-183)
- [Dulux Goose White](https://plan-home.com/color/grey-steel-3-00nn-72000)
- [Tikkurila Tuft](https://plan-home.com/color/tuft-harso-h495)
- [Dulux Hazy Lilac](https://plan-home.com/color/hazy-lilac)
- [Dulux Silent Dove](https://plan-home.com/color/silent-dove)
- [Dulux Quartz Flint 2](https://plan-home.com/color/quartz-flint-2)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Dulux Rock Salt](https://plan-home.com/color/dulux-rock-salt)
- [Dulux Feather Pillow](https://plan-home.com/color/feather-pillow)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Dulux Night Jewels 4](https://plan-home.com/color/night-jewels-4-00nn-37000)
- [Dulux Beachcomb Grey](https://plan-home.com/color/beachcomb-grey-30gg-61010)

## Complementary colors
- [Dulux Purple Sage 5](https://plan-home.com/color/purple-sage-5)
- [Dulux Himalayan Musk 2](https://plan-home.com/color/himalayan-musk-2)
- [Dulux Himalayan Musk 3](https://plan-home.com/color/himalayan-musk-3)
- [Dulux Cosmos Flower](https://plan-home.com/color/cosmos-flower)
- [Dulux Purple Sage 4](https://plan-home.com/color/purple-sage-4)

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.