Dulux Cracked Clay 4 60YR 83/026

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What are Dulux Cracked Clay 4 undertones?
Is Cracked Clay 4 60YR 83/026 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Cracked Clay 4
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	60YR 83/026
Name:	Cracked Clay 4
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Cracked Clay 4?

Dulux Cracked Clay 4 60YR 83/026 is a very light, warm off-white with a muted clay-beige cast. Its low saturation keeps the color quiet on large walls, while the slight red-yellow warmth prevents it from reading as stark white. In cooler daylight, Cracked Clay 4 can appear like a pale greige-ivory; under warmer lamps, its soft rosy-beige undertone becomes more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways where a gentle background color is wanted without the contrast of a brighter white. Pair it with natural oak, limestone, oatmeal linens, muted terracotta details, or deeper warm brown accents.

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What are Dulux Cracked Clay 4 undertones?

Cracked Clay 4 is a near-white, near-neutral neutral off-white. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#EFE8E2

RGB code:

239, 232, 226

Is Dulux Cracked Clay 4 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 28°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

60YR 83/026 Cracked Clay 4 HSL code: 28, 29%, 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 Cracked Clay 4

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

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Morning

Noon

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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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Cracked Clay 4:

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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Cracked Clay 4

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 Cracked Clay 4 with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 208, such as Dulux Denim Drift and Steel Symphony 3.

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