Dulux Desert Vista

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

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Name:	Desert Vista
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Desert Vista?

Dulux Desert Vista is a very light, warm off-white with a soft cream-beige cast. Its low saturation keeps it airy rather than distinctly yellow, while the warm undertone prevents it from reading stark or icy. In bright daylight, this shade can look close to a gentle ivory; under warm artificial light, its beige warmth becomes more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a pale wall color is wanted without the sharpness of pure white. Pair Desert Vista with natural oak, linen upholstery, sandy stone, and muted clay or olive accents for a grounded palette.

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What are Dulux Desert Vista undertones?

Desert Vista is a near-white, very muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:

#F7EDDE

RGB code:

247, 237, 222

Is Dulux Desert Vista cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 36° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

Desert Vista HSL code: 36, 61%, 92%

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 Vista

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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Desert Vista:

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

Desert Vista

Darker shades

Desert Vista

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 Vista with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Dulux Pebble Drift 5 and Ink Well.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#F7EDDE
RGB Decimal	247, 237, 222
RGB Percent	96.86%, 92.94%, 87.06%
HSV	Hue: 36° Saturation: 10.12% Value: 96.86%
HSL	hsl(36, 61, 92)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.05 Yellow: 10.12 Key: 3.14
YIQ	Y: 238.28 I: 10.779 Q: -2.553
XYZ	X: 81.824 Y: 85.617 Z: 81.303
CIE Lab	L:94.149 a:0.869 b:8.466
CIE Luv	L:94.149 u:6.672 v:12.572
Decimal	16248286
Hunter Lab	92.53, -4.079, 12.675