Dulux Blue Incense / Moon Waves 2 / 50BB 26/105

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What are Dulux Blue Incense undertones?
Is Blue Incense 50BB 26/105 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Blue Incense
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	50BB 26/105
Name:	Blue Incense
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Blue Incense?

Dulux Blue Incense 50BB 26/105 is a muted mid-tone blue-grey with a distinctly cool cast and softened, smoky depth. Its restrained saturation keeps the color from reading overly bright, making it a considered option for full walls in bedrooms, studies, or north-facing living rooms. In daylight, Blue Incense shows more of its blue character, while warm evening lighting can draw out its greyed, slightly steel-like side. Pair it with chalky white trim, charcoal details, pale oak, and brushed nickel for a clean, grounded scheme. It also has enough depth to suit painted cabinetry or an exterior front door when a strong but not overly dark blue is wanted.

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What are Dulux Blue Incense undertones?

Blue Incense is a midtone, muted blue-gray. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#7F8A9C

RGB code:

127, 138, 156

Is Dulux Blue Incense cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 217°, this Blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

50BB 26/105 Blue Incense HSL code: 217, 13%, 55%

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 Blue Incense

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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Blue Incense:

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

50BB 26/105
Blue Incense

Darker shades

50BB 26/105
Blue Incense

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 Blue Incense with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 37, such as Dulux Chalk Blush 3 and Vintage Coins.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#7F8A9C
RGB Decimal	127, 138, 156
RGB Percent	49.80%, 54.12%, 61.18%
HSV	Hue: 217° Saturation: 18.59% Value: 61.18%
HSL	hsl(217, 13, 55)
CMYK	Cyan: 18.59 Magenta: 11.54 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 38.82
YIQ	Y: 136.763 I: -12.339 Q: 3.275
XYZ	X: 23.84 Y: 25.089 Z: 35.03
CIE Lab	L:57.162 a:-0.028 b:-10.902
CIE Luv	L:57.162 u:-6.768 v:-15.933
Decimal	8358556
Hunter Lab	50.089, -2.698, -6.403