Dulux Calm Sea / Steel Symphony 6
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| Name: | Calm Sea |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Calm Sea?
Dulux Calm Sea is a pale blue-grey with a lightly cool cast and a soft, misted appearance. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly blue, so it can feel closer to a clean grey in bright daylight while showing more of its blue tone in shaded rooms or under cooler bulbs. Use it on bedroom, bathroom, or living room walls where a light backdrop is wanted without the starkness of pure white. Calm Sea pairs well with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal accents for definition. It can also suit painted cabinetry in a light-filled kitchen, especially alongside warm wood or off-white worktops.
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What are Dulux Calm Sea undertones?
Calm Sea is a light, near-neutral light gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
213, 221, 224
Is Dulux Calm Sea cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 196°, this Grey reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
Calm Sea HSL code: 196, 15%, 86%
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 Calm Sea
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Calm Sea:
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
Calm Sea
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 Calm Sea with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 16, such as Dulux Soft Cinnebar 4 and Cocoa Blush 5.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #D5DDE0 |
| RGB Decimal | 213, 221, 224 |
| RGB Percent | 83.53%, 86.67%, 87.84% |
| HSV | Hue: 196° Saturation: 4.91% Value: 87.84% |
| HSL | hsl(196, 15, 86) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 4.91 Magenta: 1.34 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 12.16 |
| YIQ | Y: 218.95 I: -5.731 Q: -0.759 |
| XYZ | X: 66.748 Y: 71.24 Z: 80.735 |
| CIE Lab | L:87.602 a:-2.129 b:-2.398 |
| CIE Luv | L:87.602 u:-4.583 v:-3.305 |
| Decimal | 14015968 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.404, -6.547, 2.37 |
Color equivalents
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235
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90BG 72/063
Borrowed Blue
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50BG 76/023
Quartz Flint 3
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G500
Bungalow
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72BG 75/023
Drifting Cloud
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H498
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Wild Water 6
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Moon Waves 6
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Y436
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Mystic Mauve 6
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Metal White
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314
Sizing
Farrow and Ball