Dulux Cotton Thread 53YY 89/081

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What are Dulux Cotton Thread undertones?
Is Cotton Thread 53YY 89/081 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cotton Thread
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	53YY 89/081
Name:	Cotton Thread
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Cotton Thread?

Dulux Cotton Thread 53YY 89/081 is a very light, warm off-white with a noticeable creamy yellow cast. Its high brightness keeps walls looking open and softly lit, while the gentle warmth prevents the color from reading stark or icy. In north-facing rooms, Cotton Thread may show more of its muted beige-yellow undertone; direct sun can make it appear cleaner and paler. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a softer alternative to pure white is wanted. Pair it with natural oak, linen, terracotta accents, or deeper olive and warm brown details for contrast.

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What are Dulux Cotton Thread undertones?

Cotton Thread is a near-white, very muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-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:

#F7F0DF

RGB code:

247, 240, 223

Is Dulux Cotton Thread cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 42° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

53YY 89/081 Cotton Thread HSL code: 42, 60%, 92%

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 Thread

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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Cotton Thread:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Thread with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 222, such as Dulux Breton Blue and Indigo Night.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#F7F0DF
RGB Decimal	247, 240, 223
RGB Percent	96.86%, 94.12%, 87.45%
HSV	Hue: 42° Saturation: 9.72% Value: 96.86%
HSL	hsl(42, 60, 92)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.83 Yellow: 9.72 Key: 3.14
YIQ	Y: 240.155 I: 9.634 Q: -3.81
XYZ	X: 82.835 Y: 87.423 Z: 82.303
CIE Lab	L:94.917 a:-0.496 b:9.051
CIE Luv	L:94.917 u:5.013 v:13.704
Decimal	16249055
Hunter Lab	93.5, -5.487, 13.261