Dulux Buckingham
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| Name: | Buckingham |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Buckingham?
Dulux Buckingham is a deep, mid-saturated green with a cool, slightly blue-leaning cast. In bright daylight, its green character becomes clearer, while lower light gives it a denser, more shadowed appearance. It has enough depth for kitchen cabinetry, a study, or a painted feature wall, especially where a grounded color is wanted without reading nearly black. Pair Buckingham with soft off-whites, pale limestone, warm oak, or aged brass to bring out its natural richness. On exterior woodwork or a front door, this shade can provide a strong green contrast against light brick or cream render.
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What are Dulux Buckingham undertones?
Buckingham is a deep, soft moss green. The HEX sample leans green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
48, 103, 63
Is Dulux Buckingham cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 136°, this dark green reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
Buckingham HSL code: 136, 36%, 30%
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 Buckingham
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 dark green shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Buckingham:
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
Darker shades
Buckingham
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 Buckingham with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 316, such as Dulux Decadent Damson and Himalayan Musk 2.
LRV of Buckingham
Buckingham has an LRV of 12% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 12%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #30673F |
| RGB Decimal | 48, 103, 63 |
| RGB Percent | 18.82%, 40.39%, 24.71% |
| HSV | Hue: 136° Saturation: 53.4% Value: 40.39% |
| HSL | hsl(136, 36, 30) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 53.4 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 38.83 Key: 59.61 |
| YIQ | Y: 81.995 I: -19.921 Q: -24.082 |
| XYZ | X: 6.966 Y: 10.687 Z: 6.397 |
| CIE Lab | L:39.049 a:-28.037 b:17.161 |
| CIE Luv | L:39.049 u:-24.575 v:24.111 |
| Decimal | 3172159 |
| Hunter Lab | 32.691, -19.175, 11.282 |
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