Dulux Crushed Cotton 1

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What are Dulux Crushed Cotton 1 undertones?
Is Crushed Cotton 1 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Crushed Cotton 1
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

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Name:	Crushed Cotton 1
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Crushed Cotton 1?

Dulux Crushed Cotton 1 is a light, muted blush-beige with a noticeable warm pink cast. Its softened, slightly greyed finish keeps the color from reading overly sweet, giving it a gentle mid-to-light depth on broad walls. In daylight, it can appear like a pale dusty rose, while warmer evening bulbs draw out its peachier beige undertone. Use it in bedrooms, dressing rooms, or living areas where white trim and soft natural textiles can keep the palette crisp. Crushed Cotton 1 pairs especially well with warm ivory, clay, walnut, aged brass, and muted olive accents.

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What are Dulux Crushed Cotton 1 undertones?

Crushed Cotton 1 is a light, very muted pale rose-beige. The HEX sample has a subtle red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear red. 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:

#D6BFB7

RGB code:

214, 191, 183

Is Dulux Crushed Cotton 1 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 15°, this Red reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

Crushed Cotton 1 HSL code: 15, 27%, 78%

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 Crushed Cotton 1

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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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 Red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Crushed Cotton 1:

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

Crushed Cotton 1

Darker shades

Crushed Cotton 1

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 Crushed Cotton 1 with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 195, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#D6BFB7
RGB Decimal	214, 191, 183
RGB Percent	83.92%, 74.90%, 71.76%
HSV	Hue: 15° Saturation: 14.49% Value: 83.92%
HSL	hsl(15, 27, 78)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.75 Yellow: 14.49 Key: 16.08
YIQ	Y: 196.965 I: 16.276 Q: 2.376
XYZ	X: 54.908 Y: 54.978 Z: 52.506
CIE Lab	L:79.029 a:6.82 b:7.006
CIE Luv	L:79.029 u:14.32 v:9.006
Decimal	14073783
Hunter Lab	74.147, 2.428, 9.918