Dulux Apricot Crush

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What are Dulux Apricot Crush undertones?
Is Apricot Crush cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Apricot Crush
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

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Name:	Apricot Crush
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Apricot Crush?

Dulux Apricot Crush is a light, creamy peach with soft pink-orange undertones and a distinctly warm cast. Its high brightness keeps it airy on broad walls, while the muted saturation prevents it from reading like a sugary pastel. In daylight, it can appear closer to a gentle shell pink, whereas warm evening lighting brings out its apricot character. Use it in bedrooms, nurseries, dining areas, or a sunlit hallway alongside warm white trim, pale oak, rattan, and natural linen. For contrast, pair Apricot Crush with dusty olive, muted terracotta, or charcoal accents rather than stark blue-white shades.

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What are Dulux Apricot Crush undertones?

Apricot Crush is a light, muted peachy beige. The HEX sample leans orange; 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:

#F9D1B5

RGB code:

249, 209, 181

Is Dulux Apricot Crush cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 25° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.

Apricot Crush HSL code: 25, 85%, 84%

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 Apricot Crush

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 Red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Apricot Crush:

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

Apricot Crush

Darker shades

Apricot Crush

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 Apricot Crush with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 205, such as Dulux Azure Sky 6 and Blue Seduction 1.

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