Dulux Cameo Silk 1 50YY 74/069

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What are Dulux Cameo Silk 1 undertones?
Is Cameo Silk 1 50YY 74/069 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cameo Silk 1
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	50YY 74/069
Name:	Cameo Silk 1
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Cameo Silk 1?

Dulux Cameo Silk 1 50YY 74/069 is a light, muted beige with a soft yellow-cream cast and a gently weathered look. Its low saturation keeps the color from reading overly buttery, while the pale value gives walls an airy, softly lit appearance. In warm daylight it can appear creamier and more golden, whereas cooler light brings out its subdued grey-beige side. Cameo Silk 1 suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and larger open-plan walls where a quiet warm neutral is wanted without using stark white. Pair it with chalky white trim, light oak, natural linen, brushed brass, or deeper earthy accents such as clay, olive, and cocoa brown.

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What are Dulux Cameo Silk 1 undertones?

Cameo Silk 1 is a light, very muted sandy 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:

#E2DBCC

RGB code:

226, 219, 204

Is Dulux Cameo Silk 1 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 41°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

50YY 74/069 Cameo Silk 1 HSL code: 41, 27%, 84%

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 Cameo Silk 1

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

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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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Cameo Silk 1:

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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Cameo Silk 1

Darker shades

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Cameo Silk 1

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 Cameo Silk 1 with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 221, such as Dulux Smoke Grey and Mystic Mauve 6.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#E2DBCC
RGB Decimal	226, 219, 204
RGB Percent	88.63%, 85.88%, 80.00%
HSV	Hue: 41° Saturation: 9.73% Value: 88.63%
HSL	hsl(41, 27, 84)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.1 Yellow: 9.73 Key: 11.37
YIQ	Y: 219.383 I: 8.991 Q: -3.187
XYZ	X: 67.593 Y: 71.192 Z: 67.291
CIE Lab	L:87.578 a:-0.161 b:8.225
CIE Luv	L:87.578 u:4.929 v:12.26
Decimal	14867404
Hunter Lab	84.375, -4.662, 11.778