Dulux Dark Garnet

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

Code:
Name:	Dark Garnet
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Dark Garnet?

Dulux Dark Garnet is a deep, muted red-purple with a noticeable brownish cast that keeps it grounded rather than bright. Its low-light depth makes it especially effective on a dining-room wall, library shelving, or a front door where a darker finish feels intentional. In daylight, the dusty berry undertone is more apparent, while evening light can pull it closer to a shadowy wine shade. Pair Dark Garnet with warm off-whites, soft clay neutrals, aged brass, walnut, or blackened metal for contrast that does not compete with its richness. On larger walls, good lighting and pale adjacent surfaces will help preserve its color rather than letting it read too dark.

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What are Dulux Dark Garnet undertones?

Dark Garnet is a deep, muted deep wine red. The HEX sample leans pink-red; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. 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:

#5D3944

RGB code:

93, 57, 68

Is Dulux Dark Garnet cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 342°, this dark red reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

Dark Garnet HSL code: 342, 24%, 29%

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 Dark Garnet

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

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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 dark red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Dark Garnet:

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

Dark Garnet

Darker shades

Dark Garnet

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 Dark Garnet with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 162, such as Dulux Soft Fauna 2 and Paper Mint.

Dark Garnet

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