Dulux Chic Shadow / Grey Steel 2 / 00NN 53/000

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Chic Shadow for bedroom (4 photos)
Chic Shadow for living room (5 photos)
Dulux Chic Shadow for bathroom (3 photos)
Dulux Chic Shadow reviews (9 photos)
What are Dulux Chic Shadow undertones?
Is Chic Shadow 00NN 53/000 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Chic Shadow
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Chic Shadow 00NN 53/000
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	00NN 53/000
Name:	Chic Shadow
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Chic Shadow?

Dulux Chic Shadow 00NN 53/000 is a light, near-neutral grey with a softly muted appearance and very little visible color cast. Its low saturation keeps walls looking calm and understated rather than noticeably cool or warm. In brighter daylight, Chic Shadow can read as a clean pale grey, while lower or warmer artificial light may make its softened, slightly off-white quality more apparent. Use it across living-room, bedroom, or hallway walls where you want definition without a strong contrast. Pair this shade with crisp white trim, charcoal details, pale oak, brushed metal, or natural stone for a restrained, layered finish.

Chic Shadow for bedroom (4 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

@seabridgeavant

Dulux 00NN 53/000 bedroom panelling color review

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Chic Shadow for living room (5 photos)

Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

Dulux 00NN 53/000 living room color review

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@alison.p_17myhome

Dulux 00NN 53/000 for bathroom (3 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm mid-tone grey real bathrooms.

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Dulux Chic Shadow reviews (9 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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@alison.p_17myhome

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What are Dulux Chic Shadow undertones?

Chic Shadow is a mid-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:

#BABAB9

RGB code:

186, 186, 185

Is Dulux Chic Shadow cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 60°, this Grey shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.

00NN 53/000 Chic Shadow HSL code: 60, 1%, 73%

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 Chic Shadow

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

2000K

3000K

4000K

5000K

6000K

7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Chic Shadow:

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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Chic Shadow

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 Chic Shadow with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 240, such as Dulux Fragrant Cloud 5 and Lilac Heather 5.

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LRV of Chic Shadow

Chic Shadow has an LRV of 49.05% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 49.05%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#babab9
RGB Decimal	186, 186, 185
RGB Percent	72.94%, 72.94%, 72.55%
HSV	Hue: 60° Saturation: 0.54% Value: 72.94%
HSL	hsl(60, 1, 73)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.54 Key: 27.06
YIQ	Y: 185.886 I: 0.321 Q: -0.311
XYZ	X: 46.563 Y: 49.06 Z: 52.902
CIE Lab	L:75.488 a:-0.187 b:0.509
CIE Luv	L:75.488 u:0.056 v:0.788
Decimal	12237497
Hunter Lab	70.043, -3.91, 4.249