Dulux Dusted Cappuccino
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| Name: | Dusted Cappuccino |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Dusted Cappuccino?
Dulux Dusted Cappuccino is a light, muted beige-grey with a gently warm cast and low saturation. Its soft, slightly dusty appearance keeps walls from reading too creamy, while avoiding the sharper look of a cool grey. In daylight, it can appear as a pale warm neutral; under warmer lamps, its beige side becomes more noticeable. Use Dusted Cappuccino in bedrooms, hallways, or living areas where a quiet backdrop is needed, pairing it with off-white trim, natural oak, linen, and brushed brass. Deep charcoal, olive green, or clay-toned accents add useful contrast without competing with this restrained shade.
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What are Dulux Dusted Cappuccino undertones?
Dusted Cappuccino is a mid-light, very muted sandy beige. 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:
RGB code:
203, 193, 183
Is Dulux Dusted Cappuccino cool or warm?
With a hue of 30°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
Dusted Cappuccino HSL code: 30, 16%, 76%
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 Dusted Cappuccino
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Dusted Cappuccino:
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
Dusted Cappuccino
Darker shades
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 Dusted Cappuccino with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 210, such as Dulux Denim Drift and Steel Symphony 3.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #CBC1B7 |
| RGB Decimal | 203, 193, 183 |
| RGB Percent | 79.61%, 75.69%, 71.76% |
| HSV | Hue: 30° Saturation: 9.85% Value: 79.61% |
| HSL | hsl(30, 16, 76) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.93 Yellow: 9.85 Key: 20.39 |
| YIQ | Y: 194.85 I: 9.172 Q: -0.997 |
| XYZ | X: 52.244 Y: 54.256 Z: 52.507 |
| CIE Lab | L:78.611 a:1.773 b:6.285 |
| CIE Luv | L:78.611 u:6.457 v:8.898 |
| Decimal | 13353399 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.659, -2.297, 9.297 |
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