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

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Name:	Deepest Burgundy
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Deepest Burgundy?

Dulux Deepest Burgundy is a very dark, muted shade that reads more like a softened charcoal with a faint plum-brown cast than a bright wine red. Its low saturation keeps the color restrained, allowing it to feel grounded rather than dramatic. In bright daylight, the subtle reddish-violet undertone may become more noticeable, while evening lighting can make it appear nearly black-grey. Use it on a study wall, built-in cabinetry, or a dining room ceiling for depth without a sharp contrast. Pair Deepest Burgundy with warm off-whites, weathered oak, aged brass, or dusty rose textiles to bring out its understated warmth.

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What are Dulux Deepest Burgundy undertones?

Deepest Burgundy is a deep, very muted wine-brown. The HEX sample has a subtle pink-red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear pink-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:

#4E4448

RGB code:

78, 68, 72

Is Dulux Deepest Burgundy cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 336°, this dark red leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

Deepest Burgundy HSL code: 336, 7%, 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 Deepest Burgundy

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 dark red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Deepest Burgundy:

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

Deepest Burgundy

Darker shades

Deepest Burgundy

21RR 07/060
Decadent Damson

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 Deepest Burgundy with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 156, such as Dulux Soft Fauna 2 and Paper Mint.

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Format	Code
HEX	#4E4448
RGB Decimal	78, 68, 72
RGB Percent	30.59%, 26.67%, 28.24%
HSV	Hue: 336° Saturation: 12.82% Value: 30.59%
HSL	hsl(336, 7, 29)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 12.82 Yellow: 7.69 Key: 69.41
YIQ	Y: 71.446 I: 4.674 Q: 3.36
XYZ	X: 6.378 Y: 6.222 Z: 6.994
CIE Lab	L:29.966 a:5.06 b:-0.847
CIE Luv	L:29.966 u:5.283 v:-1.698
Decimal	5129288
Hunter Lab	24.944, 1.993, 0.836