Dulux Birch Root / Potters Clay 1 / Ash Grape / 50RR 32/029

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What are Dulux Birch Root undertones?
Is Birch Root 50RR 32/029 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Birch Root
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	50RR 32/029
Name:	Birch Root
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Birch Root?

Dulux Birch Root 50RR 32/029 is a muted mid-tone grey with a soft red-violet cast, giving it a faint dusty blush beneath its neutral surface. Its low saturation keeps the color restrained rather than overtly pink, so it can read as a warm grey in balanced daylight. In cooler or shadowed rooms, Birch Root may appear more stony and subdued, while warm artificial light can bring out its gentle rosy undertone. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and painted cabinetry where a deeper neutral is wanted without the hardness of a charcoal. Pair it with chalky off-whites, mushroom beige, muted plum accents, pale oak, or brushed nickel for a grounded, layered scheme.

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What are Dulux Birch Root undertones?

Birch Root is a mid-light, near-neutral medium gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#9F9899

RGB code:

159, 152, 153

Is Dulux Birch Root cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 351°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

50RR 32/029 Birch Root HSL code: 351, 4%, 61%

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 Birch Root

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

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Birch Root:

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

50RR 32/029
Birch Root

Darker shades

50RR 32/029
Birch Root

38RR 15/026
Cocoa Pod

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 Birch Root with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 171, such as Dulux Soft Fauna 2 and Paper Mint.

50RR 32/029
Birch Root

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#9F9899
RGB Decimal	159, 152, 153
RGB Percent	62.35%, 59.61%, 60.00%
HSV	Hue: 351° Saturation: 4.4% Value: 62.35%
HSL	hsl(351, 4, 61)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.4 Yellow: 3.77 Key: 37.65
YIQ	Y: 154.207 I: 3.85 Q: 1.792
XYZ	X: 31.275 Y: 32.128 Z: 34.682
CIE Lab	L:63.448 a:2.739 b:0.392
CIE Luv	L:63.448 u:3.99 v:0.1
Decimal	10459289
Hunter Lab	56.681, -0.701, 3.398