Dulux Gentle Gold 4 20YY 83/075

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What are Dulux Gentle Gold 4 undertones?
Is Gentle Gold 4 20YY 83/075 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Gentle Gold 4
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	20YY 83/075
Name:	Gentle Gold 4
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Gentle Gold 4?

Dulux Gentle Gold 4 20YY 83/075 is a very light, creamy off-white with a soft yellow-beige cast. Its high lightness keeps walls bright without reading as stark white, while the gentle warmth gives it more presence than a plain neutral. In daylight, this shade can look clean and lightly sunlit; under warm evening bulbs, its golden cream undertone becomes more noticeable. Use it across living room, bedroom, or hallway walls where a warm pale backdrop is wanted, and pair it with natural oak, linen, rattan, muted terracotta, or warm greige details. Gentle Gold 4 also suits cabinetry or trim when a softer alternative to brilliant white is preferred.

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What are Dulux Gentle Gold 4 undertones?

Gentle Gold 4 is a near-white, very muted creamy off-white. 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:

#F2E8D9

RGB code:

242, 232, 217

Is Dulux Gentle Gold 4 cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 36° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

20YY 83/075 Gentle Gold 4 HSL code: 36, 49%, 90%

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 Gentle Gold 4

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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Gentle Gold 4:

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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Gentle Gold 4

Darker shades

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Gentle Gold 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 Gentle Gold 4 with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Dulux Denim Drift and Steel Symphony 3.

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Format	Code
HEX	#F2E8D9
RGB Decimal	242, 232, 217
RGB Percent	94.90%, 90.98%, 85.10%
HSV	Hue: 36° Saturation: 10.33% Value: 94.9%
HSL	hsl(36, 49, 90)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.13 Yellow: 10.33 Key: 5.1
YIQ	Y: 233.28 I: 10.779 Q: -2.553
XYZ	X: 77.997 Y: 81.601 Z: 77.269
CIE Lab	L:92.399 a:0.876 b:8.501
CIE Luv	L:92.399 u:6.685 v:12.582
Decimal	15919321
Hunter Lab	90.333, -3.961, 12.518