Dulux Golden Egg
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| Name: | Golden Egg |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Golden Egg?
Dulux Golden Egg is a light, sun-warmed yellow with a clear peachy-orange cast, giving it the look of softly baked apricot rather than a sharp primary gold. Its high brightness keeps it airy on broad walls, while the warm pigment remains noticeable enough to add color to a room. In direct daylight, Golden Egg appears cleaner and more yellow; under warm evening bulbs, its peach undertone comes forward. It suits kitchens, breakfast areas, children’s rooms, or a cheerful hallway, and can also bring warmth to cabinet fronts or a painted door. Pair it with creamy off-whites, pale terracotta, warm oak, rattan, and muted olive greens for a grounded scheme.
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What are Dulux Golden Egg undertones?
Golden Egg is a light, soft golden beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. 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:
RGB code:
253, 197, 130
Is Dulux Golden Egg cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 33° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
Golden Egg HSL code: 33, 97%, 75%
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 Golden Egg
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Golden Egg:
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
Golden Egg
Darker shades
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 Golden Egg with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Dulux Venetian Crystal 4 and Holiday Blues 4.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #FDC582 |
| RGB Decimal | 253, 197, 130 |
| RGB Percent | 99.22%, 77.25%, 50.98% |
| HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 48.62% Value: 99.22% |
| HSL | hsl(33, 97, 75) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 22.13 Yellow: 48.62 Key: 0.78 |
| YIQ | Y: 206.106 I: 54.9 Q: -9.004 |
| XYZ | X: 64.506 Y: 62.431 Z: 29.766 |
| CIE Lab | L:83.142 a:12.061 b:41.132 |
| CIE Luv | L:83.142 u:41.96 v:50.824 |
| Decimal | 16631170 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.013, 7.453, 32.974 |
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