Dulux Pale Olivine 90YY 62/166

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Dulux 90YY 62/166 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Dulux Pale Olivine reviews (12 photos)
What are Dulux Pale Olivine undertones?
Is Pale Olivine 90YY 62/166 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Pale Olivine
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Pale Olivine 90YY 62/166
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Pale Olivine 90YY 62/166
Code:	90YY 62/166
Name:	Pale Olivine
Brand:	Dulux
Collections:	Dulux Heritage

What color is Dulux Pale Olivine?

Dulux Pale Olivine 90YY 62/166 is a light, muted yellow-olive with a softly greyed, chalky cast. Its low saturation keeps the color restrained rather than bright, making it well suited to larger wall areas in kitchens, dining rooms, and softly lit hallways. In daylight, Pale Olivine reads as a gentle earthy yellow; under warmer lamps, its beige side becomes more noticeable. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, linen, and woven textures, or add contrast with deep olive green, charcoal, or aged bronze details. This shade is especially effective on walls or cabinetry where a pale neutral needs more color than cream.

Dulux 90YY 62/166 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm green hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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Dulux Pale Olivine reviews (12 photos)

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What are Dulux Pale Olivine undertones?

Pale Olivine is a light, muted straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:

#CFCFAC

RGB code:

207, 207, 172

Is Dulux Pale Olivine cool or warm?

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With a hue of 60°, this Green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

90YY 62/166 Pale Olivine HSL code: 60, 27%, 74%

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 Pale Olivine

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 Green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Pale Olivine:

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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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 Pale Olivine with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 240, such as Dulux Fragrant Cloud 5 and Lilac Heather 5.

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LRV of Pale Olivine

Pale Olivine has an LRV of 62% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 62%, 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

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#CFCFAC
RGB Decimal	207, 207, 172
RGB Percent	81.18%, 81.18%, 67.45%
HSV	Hue: 60° Saturation: 16.91% Value: 81.18%
HSL	hsl(60, 27, 74)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 16.91 Key: 18.82
YIQ	Y: 203.01 I: 11.247 Q: -10.892
XYZ	X: 55.49 Y: 60.87 Z: 47.844
CIE Lab	L:82.309 a:-5.855 b:17.448
CIE Luv	L:82.309 u:1.874 v:25.985
Decimal	13619116
Hunter Lab	78.019, -9.578, 18.255