Dulux English Mist 5 10GY 74/087

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What are Dulux English Mist 5 undertones?
Is English Mist 5 10GY 74/087 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on English Mist 5
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	10GY 74/087
Name:	English Mist 5
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux English Mist 5?

Dulux English Mist 5 10GY 74/087 is a pale, softly muted yellow-green with a lightly greyed cast. Its high lightness keeps walls looking open and airy, while the restrained green undertone gives plain white spaces a little more character. In daylight, English Mist 5 can read as a gentle green-tinted neutral; under warmer artificial light, its yellow influence may become more noticeable. It suits kitchens, bedrooms, and living areas where a quiet alternative to cream or cool grey is wanted. Pair it with warm white trim, light oak, limestone, brushed brass, or deeper olive-green accents for contrast.

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What are Dulux English Mist 5 undertones?

English Mist 5 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:

#DCDECD

RGB code:

220, 222, 205

Is Dulux English Mist 5 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 67°, this Green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

10GY 74/087 English Mist 5 HSL code: 67, 20%, 84%

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 English Mist 5

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 English Mist 5:

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

10GY 74/087
English Mist 5

Darker shades

10GY 74/087
English Mist 5

10GY 58/105
English Mist 4

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 English Mist 5 with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 247, such as Dulux Fragrant Cloud 5 and Lilac Heather 5.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#DCDECD
RGB Decimal	220, 222, 205
RGB Percent	86.27%, 87.06%, 80.39%
HSV	Hue: 67° Saturation: 7.66% Value: 87.06%
HSL	hsl(67, 20, 84)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.9 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 7.66 Key: 12.94
YIQ	Y: 219.464 I: 4.271 Q: -5.713
XYZ	X: 66.654 Y: 71.866 Z: 68.101
CIE Lab	L:87.904 a:-3.643 b:8.106
CIE Luv	L:87.904 u:-0.222 v:12.736
Decimal	14474957
Hunter Lab	84.774, -8.009, 11.712