Dulux Flying Feather

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What are Dulux Flying Feather undertones?
Is Flying Feather cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Flying Feather
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

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Name:	Flying Feather
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Flying Feather?

Dulux Flying Feather is a light, muted grey with a slight warm cast, visible in its softly beige-leaning undertone. Its low saturation keeps it quiet and understated rather than distinctly greige or cool concrete grey. In bright daylight, Flying Feather can read as a pale neutral grey, while warmer artificial light may draw out its faint warmth. It suits living room and bedroom walls where a gentle backdrop is needed, and can also give cabinetry a restrained, matte-looking presence. Pair it with off-white trim, pale oak, linen upholstery, charcoal details, or brushed nickel for a clean, grounded scheme.

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What are Dulux Flying Feather undertones?

Flying Feather is a mid-light, near-neutral medium gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#B1AEAC

RGB code:

177, 174, 172

Is Dulux Flying Feather cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 24°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

Flying Feather HSL code: 24, 3%, 68%

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 Flying Feather

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 Flying Feather:

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

Flying Feather

Darker shades

Flying Feather

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 Flying Feather with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 204, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.

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Format	Code
HEX	#B1AEAC
RGB Decimal	177, 174, 172
RGB Percent	69.41%, 68.24%, 67.45%
HSV	Hue: 24° Saturation: 2.82% Value: 69.41%
HSL	hsl(24, 3, 68)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.69 Yellow: 2.82 Key: 30.59
YIQ	Y: 174.669 I: 2.43 Q: 0.012
XYZ	X: 40.712 Y: 42.598 Z: 45.096
CIE Lab	L:71.281 a:0.693 b:1.404
CIE Luv	L:71.281 u:1.837 v:1.935
Decimal	11644588
Hunter Lab	65.267, -2.873, 4.721