Dulux Desert Dusk 49YY 26/180

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What are Dulux Desert Dusk undertones?
Is Desert Dusk 49YY 26/180 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Desert Dusk
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	49YY 26/180
Name:	Desert Dusk
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Desert Dusk?

Dulux Desert Dusk 49YY 26/180 is a muted, earthy yellow-brown with a noticeable olive cast and a softly weathered look. Its medium depth keeps it grounded rather than pale, making it well suited to larger wall areas in living rooms, studies, or dining spaces. In bright daylight, the ochre and khaki notes become clearer, while lower or warmer light can draw out its deeper brown side. Desert Dusk pairs naturally with chalky off-whites, deep olive greens, charcoal, and blackened bronze accents. Try it alongside oak, walnut, linen, jute, and aged brass for interiors that lean toward natural, layered materials.

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What are Dulux Desert Dusk undertones?

Desert Dusk is a midtone, muted caramel tan. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; 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:

#938564

RGB code:

147, 133, 100

Is Dulux Desert Dusk cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 42°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

49YY 26/180 Desert Dusk HSL code: 42, 19%, 48%

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 Desert Dusk

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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Desert 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

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Darker shades

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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 Desert Dusk with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 222, such as Dulux Mystic Mauve 6 and Moon Waves 6.

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