Dulux Conker
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| Name: | Conker |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Conker?
Dulux Conker is a deep, muted brown with a noticeable charcoal-grey cast and a softly warm, earthy base. Its low brightness gives it real weight, making it particularly effective in dining rooms, studies, hallways, or on built-in cabinetry. In strong daylight, the brown undertone is clearer, while evening light can draw it closer to a dark, smoky neutral. Pair Conker with chalky off-whites, warm stone, muted clay tones, and natural oak to keep the scheme grounded. It also suits blackened metal, aged brass, and textured linen for interiors with a restrained, material-led feel.
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What are Dulux Conker undertones?
Conker is a deep, very muted chocolate brown. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear 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:
RGB code:
80, 62, 54
Is Dulux Conker cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 18°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
Conker HSL code: 18, 19%, 26%
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 Conker
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 in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this brown shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Conker:
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
Conker
Darker shades
Conker
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 Conker with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 198, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #503E36 |
| RGB Decimal | 80, 62, 54 |
| RGB Percent | 31.37%, 24.31%, 21.18% |
| HSV | Hue: 18° Saturation: 32.5% Value: 31.37% |
| HSL | hsl(18, 19, 26) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 22.5 Yellow: 32.5 Key: 68.63 |
| YIQ | Y: 66.47 I: 13.297 Q: 1.318 |
| XYZ | X: 5.697 Y: 5.417 Z: 4.235 |
| CIE Lab | L:27.892 a:6.484 b:7.915 |
| CIE Luv | L:27.892 u:11.171 v:7.572 |
| Decimal | 5258806 |
| Hunter Lab | 23.275, 2.958, 5.506 |
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