Dulux Classic Cream / Pharaohs Gold 6

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

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Name:	Classic Cream
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Classic Cream?

Dulux Classic Cream is a pale, warm off-white with a soft beige-yellow cast and a gentle hint of peach in its base. Its high lightness keeps walls bright without reading as stark white, especially in rooms with natural daylight. Under cooler lighting, the creamy warmth may appear more muted, while warm bulbs bring out its subtle golden character. Use it on living room, bedroom, or hallway walls with natural oak, linen, rattan, and brushed brass for a layered neutral scheme. Classic Cream also pairs well with earthy clay tones, muted olive, and deeper brown accents.

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What are Dulux Classic Cream undertones?

Classic Cream is a near-white, muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. 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:

#F5E8D2

RGB code:

245, 232, 210

Is Dulux Classic Cream cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 38° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

Classic Cream HSL code: 38, 64%, 89%

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 Classic Cream

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

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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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Classic Cream:

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

Classic Cream

Darker shades

Classic Cream

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 Classic Cream with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Dulux Niagara Blues 1 and Fallen Wildflower.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#F5E8D2
RGB Decimal	245, 232, 210
RGB Percent	96.08%, 90.98%, 82.35%
HSV	Hue: 38° Saturation: 14.29% Value: 96.08%
HSL	hsl(38, 64, 89)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.31 Yellow: 14.29 Key: 3.92
YIQ	Y: 233.379 I: 14.816 Q: -4.096
XYZ	X: 78.144 Y: 81.78 Z: 72.624
CIE Lab	L:92.478 a:0.829 b:12.286
CIE Luv	L:92.478 u:8.939 v:18.062
Decimal	16115922
Hunter Lab	90.432, -4.012, 15.688