Dulux Brushed Fossil

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What are Dulux Brushed Fossil undertones?
Is Brushed Fossil cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Brushed Fossil
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

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Name:	Brushed Fossil
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Brushed Fossil?

Dulux Brushed Fossil is a muted, mid-light taupe with a noticeable beige warmth softened by a veil of grey. Its low-saturation finish keeps it grounded rather than creamy, making it a useful wall color for living rooms, bedrooms, and quiet hallway schemes. In bright daylight, this shade reads as a pale, weathered stone neutral; under warmer lamps, its beige and faint rosy-brown cast becomes more apparent. Pair Brushed Fossil with chalky off-whites, mushroom greys, aged brass, oak, linen, and natural stone for a layered, material-led interior. It also has enough depth to suit cabinetry or built-in shelving when a gentler alternative to dark greige is wanted.

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What are Dulux Brushed Fossil undertones?

Brushed Fossil is a mid-light, very muted muted beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:

#B7A99B

RGB code:

183, 169, 155

Is Dulux Brushed Fossil cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 30°, this Greige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

Brushed Fossil HSL code: 30, 16%, 66%

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 Brushed Fossil

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 Greige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Brushed Fossil:

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

Brushed Fossil

Darker shades

Brushed Fossil

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 Brushed Fossil with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 210, such as Dulux Denim Drift and Steel Symphony 3.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#B7A99B
RGB Decimal	183, 169, 155
RGB Percent	71.76%, 66.27%, 60.78%
HSV	Hue: 30° Saturation: 15.3% Value: 71.76%
HSL	hsl(30, 16, 66)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.65 Yellow: 15.3 Key: 28.24
YIQ	Y: 171.59 I: 12.841 Q: -1.395
XYZ	X: 39.632 Y: 40.811 Z: 36.791
CIE Lab	L:70.043 a:2.667 b:9.048
CIE Luv	L:70.043 u:9.249 v:12.361
Decimal	12036507
Hunter Lab	63.883, -1.057, 10.572