Dulux Desert Wind

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

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Name:	Desert Wind
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Desert Wind?

Dulux Desert Wind is a very light, warm off-white with a soft creamy cast drawn from its pale ivory base. Its low saturation keeps it gentle rather than yellow, making it a useful alternative to stark white on broad walls and ceilings. In bright daylight, Desert Wind reads clean and lightly sun-warmed; under evening lighting, its creamy undertone becomes more apparent. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways where a quiet, light-reflecting backdrop is needed. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, warm white trim, muted clay tones, or soft charcoal details for contrast.

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What are Dulux Desert Wind undertones?

Desert Wind 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:

#F9F1E4

RGB code:

249, 241, 228

Is Dulux Desert Wind cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 37° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

Desert Wind HSL code: 37, 64%, 94%

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 Wind

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

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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 Wind:

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.

Darker shades

Desert Wind

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 Wind with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 217, such as Dulux Niagara Blues 1 and Fallen Wildflower.

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LRV of Desert Wind

Desert Wind has an LRV of 90% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 90%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#F9F1E4
RGB Decimal	249, 241, 228
RGB Percent	97.65%, 94.51%, 89.41%
HSV	Hue: 37° Saturation: 8.43% Value: 97.65%
HSL	hsl(37, 64, 94)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.21 Yellow: 8.43 Key: 2.35
YIQ	Y: 241.91 I: 8.945 Q: -2.353
XYZ	X: 84.523 Y: 88.653 Z: 86.037
CIE Lab	L:95.435 a:0.496 b:7.229
CIE Luv	L:95.435 u:5.357 v:10.844
Decimal	16380388
Hunter Lab	94.155, -4.533, 11.731