Dulux Bracken Salts 3 40YY 53/218

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What are Dulux Bracken Salts 3 undertones?
Is Bracken Salts 3 40YY 53/218 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Bracken Salts 3
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	40YY 53/218
Name:	Bracken Salts 3
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Bracken Salts 3?

Dulux Bracken Salts 3 40YY 53/218 is a muted sandy beige with clear warm yellow and soft ochre undertones. Its mid-light depth gives walls noticeable color without making a room feel heavy, while the restrained saturation keeps it grounded rather than bright. In daylight, Bracken Salts 3 can read as a dry wheat or pale clay tone; under warmer lamps, its golden side becomes more apparent. It suits living rooms, hallways, and dining spaces where natural wood, linen, rattan, or aged brass are part of the scheme. Pair this shade with chalky off-whites, deep olive greens, or earthy brown accents for contrast.

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What are Dulux Bracken Salts 3 undertones?

Bracken Salts 3 is a mid-light, muted golden beige. 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:

#D1BB93

RGB code:

209, 187, 147

Is Dulux Bracken Salts 3 cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 39° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

40YY 53/218 Bracken Salts 3 HSL code: 39, 40%, 70%

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 Bracken Salts 3

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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Bracken Salts 3:

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

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Bracken Salts 3

Darker shades

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Bracken Salts 3

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 Bracken Salts 3 with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 219, such as Dulux Smoke Grey and Mystic Mauve 6.

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Format	Code
HEX	#D1BB93
RGB Decimal	209, 187, 147
RGB Percent	81.96%, 73.33%, 57.65%
HSV	Hue: 39° Saturation: 29.67% Value: 81.96%
HSL	hsl(39, 40, 70)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.53 Yellow: 29.67 Key: 18.04
YIQ	Y: 189.018 I: 25.964 Q: -7.794
XYZ	X: 49.331 Y: 51.204 Z: 34.881
CIE Lab	L:76.803 a:1.809 b:23.156
CIE Luv	L:76.803 u:16.146 v:31.419
Decimal	13745043
Hunter Lab	71.557, -2.167, 21.189