Dulux Diffused Lace

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

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Name:	Diffused Lace
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Diffused Lace?

Dulux Diffused Lace is a pale, softly warm off-white with a gentle beige cast rather than a crisp white finish. Its light value keeps walls looking open and bright, while the muted warmth prevents the room from feeling stark. In daylight, this shade can read as a creamy neutral; under warmer evening lighting, its beige undertone becomes a little more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways where a quiet background is wanted without the coolness of pure white. Pair Diffused Lace with natural oak, linen upholstery, brushed brass, soft charcoal, or deeper mushroom-toned accents.

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What are Dulux Diffused Lace undertones?

Diffused Lace 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:

#EBE5D8

RGB code:

235, 229, 216

Is Dulux Diffused Lace cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 41°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

Diffused Lace HSL code: 41, 32%, 88%

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 Diffused Lace

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Diffused Lace:

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

Diffused Lace

Darker shades

Diffused Lace

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 Diffused Lace with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 221, such as Dulux Smoke Grey and Mystic Mauve 6.

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Format	Code
HEX	#EBE5D8
RGB Decimal	235, 229, 216
RGB Percent	92.16%, 89.80%, 84.71%
HSV	Hue: 41° Saturation: 8.09% Value: 92.16%
HSL	hsl(41, 32, 88)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.55 Yellow: 8.09 Key: 7.84
YIQ	Y: 229.312 I: 7.753 Q: -2.776
XYZ	X: 74.672 Y: 78.659 Z: 76.196
CIE Lab	L:91.08 a:-0.187 b:7.057
CIE Luv	L:91.08 u:4.202 v:10.634
Decimal	15459800
Hunter Lab	88.69, -4.92, 11.145