Dulux African Adventure 4 55YR 24/666

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What are Dulux African Adventure 4 undertones?
Is African Adventure 4 55YR 24/666 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on African Adventure 4
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	55YR 24/666
Name:	African Adventure 4
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux African Adventure 4?

Dulux African Adventure 4 55YR 24/666 is a strong, sun-baked orange with a clear red warmth and substantial saturation. Its depth keeps it from reading like a bright citrus shade, giving it a more grounded terracotta character on the wall. In direct daylight, African Adventure 4 appears lively and energetic; under warm evening lighting, it shifts toward a richer clay-orange. Use it for a dining-room feature wall, a painted front door, or cabinetry that needs a confident burst of color. Pair it with chalky off-whites, deep brown wood, woven natural fibres, and muted olive or dusty blue accents to give the orange room to stand out.

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What are Dulux African Adventure 4 undertones?

African Adventure 4 is a midtone, clear brick red. The HEX sample leans red; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#DA5919

RGB code:

218, 89, 25

Is Dulux African Adventure 4 cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 20° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark red sits firmly on the warm side.

55YR 24/666 African Adventure 4 HSL code: 20, 79%, 48%

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 African Adventure 4

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

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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 red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux African Adventure 4:

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

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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 African Adventure 4 with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 200, such as Dulux Summer Medley 6 and Celestial Blue 6.

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