Dulux Grey

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

Code:
Name:	Grey
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Grey?

Dulux Grey is a mid-depth grey with an almost neutral cast and the faintest cool, blue-green lean visible in clean light. Its low saturation keeps it quiet and even rather than distinctly blue or steely. On walls, it can give living rooms, hallways, or home offices a grounded backdrop without making the room feel overly dark. Pair it with crisp white trim for definition, or soften it with pale oak, linen, and warm off-whites. In lower light, this shade is likely to read deeper and more muted, making it especially effective for cabinetry or a restrained accent wall.

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What are Dulux Grey undertones?

Grey is a midtone, 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:

#878888

RGB code:

135, 136, 136

Is Dulux Grey cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 180°, this Grey shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.

Grey HSL code: 180, 0%, 53%

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 Grey

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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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Grey:

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

Grey

50BG 38/011
Warm Pewter

Darker shades

Grey

00NN 13/000
Night Jewels 2

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 Grey with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 0, such as Dulux Soft Cinnebar 4 and Cocoa Blush 5.

Grey

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Format	Code
HEX	#878888
RGB Decimal	135, 136, 136
RGB Percent	52.94%, 53.33%, 53.33%
HSV	Hue: 180° Saturation: 0.74% Value: 53.33%
HSL	hsl(180, 0, 53)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.74 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 46.67
YIQ	Y: 135.701 I: -0.596 Q: -0.212
XYZ	X: 23.239 Y: 24.537 Z: 26.798
CIE Lab	L:56.621 a:-0.371 b:-0.127
CIE Luv	L:56.621 u:-0.567 v:-0.118
Decimal	8882312
Hunter Lab	49.535, -2.944, 2.599