Dulux Cacao Nibs 00YY 09/087

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What are Dulux Cacao Nibs undertones?
Is Cacao Nibs 00YY 09/087 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cacao Nibs
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	00YY 09/087
Name:	Cacao Nibs
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Cacao Nibs?

Dulux Cacao Nibs 00YY 09/087 is a deep, muted brown with a softly earthy cast rather than a sharp chocolate finish. Its low-light depth makes it especially effective for accent walls, built-in shelving, or cabinetry where a darker color can add definition without reading black. In bright daylight, the brown appears clearer and warmer; under evening lighting, it settles into a more shadowy, charcoal-brown tone. Pair Cacao Nibs with warm off-whites, clay neutrals, aged brass, natural oak, and textured linen to bring out its grounded character. It can give dining rooms, studies, and snug living spaces a contained, cocooning feel, while a lighter ceiling and trim keep the overall scheme from becoming too heavy.

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What are Dulux Cacao Nibs undertones?

Cacao Nibs is a deep, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear 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:

#594B3F

RGB code:

89, 75, 63

Is Dulux Cacao Nibs cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 28°, this dark red reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

00YY 09/087 Cacao Nibs HSL code: 28, 17%, 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 Cacao Nibs

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 dark red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Cacao Nibs:

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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Darker shades

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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 Cacao Nibs with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 208, such as Dulux Denim Drift and Steel Symphony 3.

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