Dulux Golden Fern 6 / Cream Tea / 35YY 86/117

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What are Dulux Golden Fern 6 undertones?
Is Golden Fern 6 35YY 86/117 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Golden Fern 6
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	35YY 86/117
Name:	Golden Fern 6
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Golden Fern 6?

Dulux Golden Fern 6 35YY 86/117 is a very light, creamy yellow-beige with a clear warm cast. Its pale depth keeps it from reading as strongly yellow, while the soft golden undertone gives white-adjacent walls more warmth and definition. In bright daylight, Golden Fern 6 can appear close to a sunlit ivory; under warm evening lighting, its buttery cream character becomes more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways where a gentle alternative to stark white is wanted. Pair it with natural oak, linen, woven fibres, muted olive accents, or soft clay-toned details for a grounded, layered finish.

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What are Dulux Golden Fern 6 undertones?

Golden Fern 6 is a near-white, muted creamy off-white. 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:

#F6ECD4

RGB code:

246, 236, 212

Is Dulux Golden Fern 6 cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 42° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

35YY 86/117 Golden Fern 6 HSL code: 42, 65%, 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 Golden Fern 6

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 Golden Fern 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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Golden Fern 6

Darker shades

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Golden Fern 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 Golden Fern 6 with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 222, such as Dulux Lavender Chalk and Fragrant Peony.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#F6ECD4
RGB Decimal	246, 236, 212
RGB Percent	96.47%, 92.55%, 83.14%
HSV	Hue: 42° Saturation: 13.82% Value: 96.47%
HSL	hsl(42, 65, 90)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.07 Yellow: 13.82 Key: 3.53
YIQ	Y: 236.254 I: 13.671 Q: -5.353
XYZ	X: 79.883 Y: 84.338 Z: 74.34
CIE Lab	L:93.597 a:-0.546 b:12.851
CIE Luv	L:93.597 u:7.236 v:19.17
Decimal	16182484
Hunter Lab	91.836, -5.445, 16.29