Dulux Dune Grass / Salisbury Stones 3 / 45YY 53/151

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What are Dulux Dune Grass undertones?
Is Dune Grass 45YY 53/151 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Dune Grass
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	45YY 53/151
Name:	Dune Grass
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Dune Grass?

Dulux Dune Grass 45YY 53/151 is a muted, mid-tone beige with a noticeable yellow-khaki cast. Its softened, earthy character keeps it from reading like a plain cream, giving walls more depth without becoming dark. In daylight, this color can show its warm sandy side, while lower or cooler light may bring out its subdued olive-beige undertone. It suits living rooms, hallways, and bedrooms where natural wood, linen, rattan, and aged brass are part of the scheme. Pair Dune Grass with chalky off-whites, warm clay accents, or deeper olive greens for a grounded palette.

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What are Dulux Dune Grass undertones?

Dune Grass is a mid-light, muted golden beige. 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:

#CABB9E

RGB code:

202, 187, 158

Is Dulux Dune Grass cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 40°, this Greige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

45YY 53/151 Dune Grass HSL code: 40, 29%, 71%

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 Dune Grass

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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Morning

Noon

Afternoon

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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 Greige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Dune Grass:

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 Dune Grass with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 220, such as Dulux Smoke Grey and Mystic Mauve 6.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#CABB9E
RGB Decimal	202, 187, 158
RGB Percent	79.22%, 73.33%, 61.96%
HSV	Hue: 40° Saturation: 21.78% Value: 79.22%
HSL	hsl(40, 29, 71)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.43 Yellow: 21.78 Key: 20.78
YIQ	Y: 188.179 I: 18.257 Q: -5.852
XYZ	X: 48.299 Y: 50.567 Z: 39.555
CIE Lab	L:76.416 a:0.651 b:16.632
CIE Luv	L:76.416 u:10.841 v:23.264
Decimal	13286302
Hunter Lab	71.11, -3.205, 16.798