Dulux Dawn Zest
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| Name: | Dawn Zest |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Dawn Zest?
Dulux Dawn Zest is a very pale, creamy yellow with a faint softened green cast that keeps it from reading overly buttery. Its high lightness makes it feel close to off-white, while the gentle yellow undertone adds more warmth than a plain white wall. In bright daylight, Dawn Zest can appear airy and lightly sunlit; under warm artificial lighting, its creamy side becomes more noticeable. It suits kitchens, breakfast nooks, hallways, and softly lit bedrooms, particularly on broad walls where its subtle color can be appreciated. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, woven natural fibers, or muted sage and dusty blue accents for a restrained, lived-in palette.
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What are Dulux Dawn Zest undertones?
Dawn Zest is a near-white, muted pale yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:
RGB code:
246, 245, 217
Is Dulux Dawn Zest cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 58° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
Dawn Zest HSL code: 58, 62%, 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 Dawn Zest
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Dawn Zest:
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
Dawn Zest
Darker shades
Dawn Zest
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 Dawn Zest with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 238, such as Dulux Pressed Blueberry and Plush Velvet 6.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #F6F5D9 |
| RGB Decimal | 246, 245, 217 |
| RGB Percent | 96.47%, 96.08%, 85.10% |
| HSV | Hue: 58° Saturation: 11.79% Value: 96.47% |
| HSL | hsl(58, 62, 91) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.41 Yellow: 11.79 Key: 3.53 |
| YIQ | Y: 242.107 I: 9.594 Q: -8.502 |
| XYZ | X: 83.181 Y: 89.908 Z: 78.599 |
| CIE Lab | L:95.959 a:-4.32 b:13.621 |
| CIE Luv | L:95.959 u:2.098 v:21.077 |
| Decimal | 16184793 |
| Hunter Lab | 94.82, -9.346, 17.227 |
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