Dulux Cotton Breeze 56YY 87/037

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Dulux Cotton Breeze reviews (10 photos)
What are Dulux Cotton Breeze undertones?
Is Cotton Breeze 56YY 87/037 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cotton Breeze
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	56YY 87/037
Name:	Cotton Breeze
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Cotton Breeze?

Dulux Cotton Breeze 56YY 87/037 is a very light blue-grey with a clean, airy cast and low saturation. Its soft blue presence is most noticeable in daylight, while warmer evening lighting can make it read closer to a pale, silvery neutral. Use it on bedroom, bathroom, or living-room walls where a gentle cool tone is wanted without making the room feel dark. Cotton Breeze pairs well with crisp white trim, light oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal details, while muted clay or dusty rose accents add welcome contrast. It is best suited to broad wall surfaces or painted cabinetry rather than a bold feature wall.

Dulux Cotton Breeze reviews (10 photos)

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What are Dulux Cotton Breeze undertones?

Cotton Breeze is a near-white, very muted cool off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#DFE5F0

RGB code:

223, 229, 240

Is Dulux Cotton Breeze cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 219°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

56YY 87/037 Cotton Breeze HSL code: 219, 36%, 91%

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 Cotton Breeze

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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

2000K

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4000K

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6000K

7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Cotton Breeze:

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.

Darker shades

56YY 87/037
Cotton Breeze

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 Cotton Breeze with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 39, such as Dulux Chalk Blush 3 and Vintage Coins.

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