Dulux Dusted Moss 3 70YY 72/041

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What are Dulux Dusted Moss 3 undertones?
Is Dusted Moss 3 70YY 72/041 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Dusted Moss 3
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	70YY 72/041
Name:	Dusted Moss 3
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Dusted Moss 3?

Dulux Dusted Moss 3 70YY 72/041 is a very light, softly muted off-white with a gentle warm grey-beige cast. Its low saturation keeps it understated, reading close to pale stone or chalky plaster rather than a clearly colored neutral. In bright daylight, this shade can appear cleaner and slightly cooler, while evening light brings out its faint creamy warmth. It is well suited to living-room, bedroom, and hallway walls where a light backdrop is wanted without the starkness of pure white. Pair Dusted Moss 3 with natural oak, linen, brushed nickel, soft charcoal, or deeper olive-toned accents for a grounded interior palette.

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What are Dulux Dusted Moss 3 undertones?

Dusted Moss 3 is a light, very muted straw beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. 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:

#DDDCD2

RGB code:

221, 220, 210

Is Dulux Dusted Moss 3 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 55°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

70YY 72/041 Dusted Moss 3 HSL code: 55, 14%, 85%

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 Moss 3

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

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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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Dusted Moss 3:

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 Dusted Moss 3 with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 235, such as Dulux Fragrant Cloud 5 and Lilac Heather 5.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#DDDCD2
RGB Decimal	221, 220, 210
RGB Percent	86.67%, 86.27%, 82.35%
HSV	Hue: 55° Saturation: 4.98% Value: 86.67%
HSL	hsl(55, 14, 85)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.45 Yellow: 4.98 Key: 13.33
YIQ	Y: 219.159 I: 3.809 Q: -2.9
XYZ	X: 67.042 Y: 71.212 Z: 71.169
CIE Lab	L:87.588 a:-1.417 b:5.03
CIE Luv	L:87.588 u:1.129 v:7.809
Decimal	14539986
Hunter Lab	84.387, -5.866, 9.068