Dulux Cinder Block

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What are Dulux Cinder Block undertones?
Is Cinder Block cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cinder Block
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

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Name:	Cinder Block
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Cinder Block?

Dulux Cinder Block is a muted mid-tone gray with a gentle brown cast that keeps it from reading cold or blue. Its low saturation gives walls a grounded, softly weathered look, particularly in living rooms, hallways, and studies. In bright daylight, Cinder Block can appear like a balanced warm gray, while lower or north-facing light brings out its deeper, charcoal-leaning character. Pair it with chalky off-whites, black metal details, natural oak, and linen upholstery for a restrained, material-led interior. It also has enough depth for cabinetry or a front door when a softer alternative to near-black is wanted.

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What are Dulux Cinder Block undertones?

Cinder Block is a midtone, near-neutral charcoal 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:

#7D7974

RGB code:

125, 121, 116

Is Dulux Cinder Block cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 33°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

Cinder Block HSL code: 33, 4%, 47%

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 Cinder Block

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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Cinder Block:

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

Cinder Block

Darker shades

Cinder Block

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 Cinder Block with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Dulux Denim Drift and Steel Symphony 3.

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Format	Code
HEX	#7D7974
RGB Decimal	125, 121, 116
RGB Percent	49.02%, 47.45%, 45.49%
HSV	Hue: 33° Saturation: 7.2% Value: 49.02%
HSL	hsl(33, 4, 47)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.2 Yellow: 7.2 Key: 50.98
YIQ	Y: 121.626 I: 3.99 Q: -0.71
XYZ	X: 18.447 Y: 19.296 Z: 19.271
CIE Lab	L:51.032 a:0.558 b:3.281
CIE Luv	L:51.032 u:2.607 v:4.342
Decimal	8223092
Hunter Lab	43.927, -1.914, 4.738