Dulux Cocoa Butter / Tuscan Treasure 5
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| Name: | Cocoa Butter |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Cocoa Butter?
Let’s dive into a full Cocoa Butter paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful Cocoa Butter. Find out if this gorgeous warm red paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.
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What are Dulux Cocoa Butter undertones?
Cocoa Butter has a clear red undertone based on its position in the color space. We identify undertones by isolating the pure hue (separating it from lightness and saturation), which avoids distortions caused by tints, tones, and shades.
This method is generally more reliable than judging undertones on a white background.
HEX value:
#FBDCB1
RGB code:
251, 220, 177
Is Dulux Cocoa Butter cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 35° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.
Cocoa Butter HSL code: 35, 90%, 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 Cocoa Butter
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 (Kelvins).
Use the slider to see how this Red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Cocoa Butter:
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
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 Cocoa Butter with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Dulux Amazon Beat 2 and First Dawn.
Color codes
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| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #FBDCB1 |  |
| RGB Decimal | 251, 220, 177 | |
| RGB Percent | 98.43%, 86.27%, 69.41% | |
| HSV | Hue: 35° Saturation: 29.48% Value: 98.43% | |
| HSL | hsl(35, 90, 84) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 12.35 Yellow: 29.48 Key: 1.57 | |
| YIQ | Y: 224.367 I: 32.291 Q: -6.824 | |
| XYZ | X: 73.313 Y: 74.873 Z: 52.173 | |
| CIE Lab | L:89.333 a:4.525 b:25.105 | |
| CIE Luv | L:89.333 u:21.966 v:34.534 | |
| Decimal | 16506033 | |
| Hunter Lab | 86.529, -0.189, 24.821 | |
Dulux Cocoa Butter
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Color equivalents
27YY 78/255
Moroccan Sands 5
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35YY 79/240
Golden Rambler 4
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Custard Cream
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Californian Sands 4
Dulux
35YY 81/233
Pharaohs Gold 4
Dulux
34
Stone-Pale-Warm
Little Greene
40YY 77/242
Desert Island 5
Dulux
30YY 69/216
Sun Dust 5
Dulux
20YY 74/192
Sundrenched Saffron 5
Dulux
35YY 78/269
Golden Fern 4
Dulux
Peach Posset
Dulux
41YY 83/214
Californian Sands 5
Dulux
Straw Bale
Dulux
Celtic Cream
Dulux
Polar Flame 4
Dulux
20YY 67/216
Golden Umber 5
Dulux
10YY 74/192
Dutch Gold 5
Dulux
37YY 78/312
Pharaohs Gold 3
Dulux