Dulux Damson Dusk 22YR 17/023

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What are Dulux Damson Dusk undertones?
Is Damson Dusk 22YR 17/023 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Damson Dusk
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	22YR 17/023
Name:	Damson Dusk
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Damson Dusk?

Dulux Damson Dusk 22YR 17/023 is a deep, muted grey with a subtle warm, rosy-brown cast rather than a stark blue-grey edge. Its low-saturation character gives walls a soft, shadowed appearance, especially in rooms with limited natural light. In brighter daylight, this color can look more balanced and neutral; under warm lamps, its faint red-brown undertone becomes more noticeable. Use Damson Dusk for a cocooning living room, a dramatic dining room, or painted cabinetry where a near-charcoal finish feels too severe. Pair it with chalky off-whites, warm stone, aged brass, oak, and textured linen to keep the overall scheme grounded and tactile.

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What are Dulux Damson Dusk undertones?

Damson Dusk is a midtone, near-neutral charcoal gray. 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:

#6E6867

RGB code:

110, 104, 103

Is Dulux Damson Dusk cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 9°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

22YR 17/023 Damson Dusk HSL code: 9, 3%, 42%

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 Damson Dusk

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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Damson Dusk:

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

22YR 17/023
Damson Dusk

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 Damson Dusk with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 189, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.

22YR 17/023
Damson Dusk

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#6E6867
RGB Decimal	110, 104, 103
RGB Percent	43.14%, 40.78%, 40.39%
HSV	Hue: 9° Saturation: 6.36% Value: 43.14%
HSL	hsl(9, 3, 42)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.45 Yellow: 6.36 Key: 56.86
YIQ	Y: 105.68 I: 3.897 Q: 0.958
XYZ	X: 13.828 Y: 14.195 Z: 14.84
CIE Lab	L:44.511 a:2.15 b:1.405
CIE Luv	L:44.511 u:3.509 v:1.511
Decimal	7235687
Hunter Lab	37.676, -0.418, 3.021