Dulux Ayers Red
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| Name: | Ayers Red |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Ayers Red?
Dulux Ayers Red is a light, muted clay-peach shade with a warm beige base and a gentle rosy cast. Its softened saturation keeps it from reading as a strong red, giving walls a sun-warmed, earthy appearance instead. In bright daylight, Ayers Red can look more peach and pale terracotta, while evening light tends to draw out its dusty pink-brown depth. It suits bedrooms, dining rooms, and hallways where a warmer alternative to beige is wanted, and can also bring character to painted cabinetry or a single accent wall. Pair it with creamy off-whites, warm taupes, natural oak, woven fibres, and aged brass for a grounded interior palette.
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What are Dulux Ayers Red undertones?
Ayers Red is a mid-light, soft caramel orange. 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:
RGB code:
214, 167, 138
Is Dulux Ayers Red cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 23° on the HSL hue wheel, this Pink sits firmly on the warm side.
Ayers Red HSL code: 23, 48%, 69%
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 Ayers Red
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 Pink shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Ayers Red:
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
Ayers Red
Darker shades
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 Ayers Red with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 203, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #D6A78A |
| RGB Decimal | 214, 167, 138 |
| RGB Percent | 83.92%, 65.49%, 54.12% |
| HSV | Hue: 23° Saturation: 35.51% Value: 83.92% |
| HSL | hsl(23, 48, 69) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 21.96 Yellow: 35.51 Key: 16.08 |
| YIQ | Y: 177.747 I: 37.326 Q: 0.917 |
| XYZ | X: 46.139 Y: 43.771 Z: 30.056 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.075 a:13.323 b:21.631 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.075 u:32.726 v:26.717 |
| Decimal | 14067594 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.16, 8.703, 19.376 |
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