Dulux Expresso Delight 6 80YR 74/043

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What are Dulux Expresso Delight 6 undertones?
Is Expresso Delight 6 80YR 74/043 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Expresso Delight 6
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	80YR 74/043
Name:	Expresso Delight 6
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Expresso Delight 6?

Dulux Expresso Delight 6 80YR 74/043 is a pale, muted beige with a soft pinkish cast that keeps it from reading flat or stark. Its light value makes it well suited to larger wall areas, where it can give bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways a gently warmed backdrop. In daylight, this color is likely to show its subtle rosy-beige character more clearly, while warmer evening lighting can draw out its creamy side. Pair Expresso Delight 6 with chalky whites, light oak, linen upholstery, and brushed brass for a relaxed, layered finish. For more definition, use deeper mushroom brown, dusty terracotta, or charcoal in furnishings and trim details.

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What are Dulux Expresso Delight 6 undertones?

Expresso Delight 6 is a light, very muted muted beige. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear 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:

#E5DAD3

RGB code:

229, 218, 211

Is Dulux Expresso Delight 6 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 23°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

80YR 74/043 Expresso Delight 6 HSL code: 23, 26%, 86%

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 Expresso Delight 6

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

Sunset

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 Expresso Delight 6:

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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Expresso Delight 6

Darker shades

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Expresso Delight 6

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 Expresso Delight 6 with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 203, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.

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