Dulux Brick Dust
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| Name: | Brick Dust |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Brick Dust?
Dulux Brick Dust is a muted clay-toned neutral with a soft blend of rosy beige, brown, and understated terracotta. Its medium-light depth keeps it grounded on walls without making a room feel overly dark or orange. In bright daylight, the color can read as a pale sun-baked plaster, while lower light brings forward its dustier brown-pink cast. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and dining spaces where natural wood, linen, leather, and aged brass are part of the scheme. Pair Brick Dust with warm off-whites, mushroom grey, deep olive, or charcoal accents for definition.
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What are Dulux Brick Dust undertones?
Brick Dust is a mid-light, muted 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:
183, 146, 127
Is Dulux Brick Dust cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 20°, this Red reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
Brick Dust HSL code: 20, 28%, 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 Brick Dust
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 Red shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Brick Dust:
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
Brick Dust
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 Brick Dust with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 200, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #B7927F |
| RGB Decimal | 183, 146, 127 |
| RGB Percent | 71.76%, 57.25%, 49.80% |
| HSV | Hue: 20° Saturation: 30.6% Value: 71.76% |
| HSL | hsl(20, 28, 61) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 20.22 Yellow: 30.6 Key: 28.24 |
| YIQ | Y: 154.897 I: 28.154 Q: 1.914 |
| XYZ | X: 33.638 Y: 32.159 Z: 24.508 |
| CIE Lab | L:63.474 a:11.113 b:15.364 |
| CIE Luv | L:63.474 u:25.079 v:18.649 |
| Decimal | 12030591 |
| Hunter Lab | 56.709, 6.642, 14.072 |
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