Dulux Barley Twist / Barley White
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| Name: | Barley Twist |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Barley Twist?
Dulux Barley Twist is a pale, warm off-white with a soft creamy beige cast. Its light value keeps walls bright without reading as stark white, while the gentle yellow-tan undertone adds a little warmth. In daylight, it can appear clean and lightly sunlit; under warmer bulbs, the beige note becomes more noticeable. Use this shade across living room, bedroom, or hallway walls where a quiet neutral backdrop is wanted. It pairs naturally with honey-toned wood, linen, muted clay accents, and deeper brown or charcoal details.
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What are Dulux Barley Twist undertones?
Barley Twist is a light, muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample leans yellow-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:
237, 227, 205
Is Dulux Barley Twist cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 41° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
Barley Twist HSL code: 41, 47%, 87%
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 Barley Twist
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Barley Twist:
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
Barley Twist
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 Barley Twist with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 221, such as Dulux Smoke Grey and Mystic Mauve 6.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #EDE3CD |
| RGB Decimal | 237, 227, 205 |
| RGB Percent | 92.94%, 89.02%, 80.39% |
| HSV | Hue: 41° Saturation: 13.5% Value: 92.94% |
| HSL | hsl(41, 47, 87) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.22 Yellow: 13.5 Key: 7.06 |
| YIQ | Y: 227.482 I: 13.029 Q: -4.731 |
| XYZ | X: 73.412 Y: 77.352 Z: 68.804 |
| CIE Lab | L:90.483 a:-0.226 b:11.966 |
| CIE Luv | L:90.483 u:7.138 v:17.736 |
| Decimal | 15590349 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.95, -4.918, 15.182 |
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