Dulux Grey
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| Name: | Grey |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Grey?
Let’s dive into a full Grey paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful Grey. Find out if this gorgeous cold grey paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.
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What are Dulux Grey undertones?
Grey has 0% saturation, so it’s a true neutral (gray). Neutrals don’t have a clear hue-based undertone, because there’s no hue to extract.
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.
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 (Kelvins).
Use the slider to see how this Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
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
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 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.
Color codes
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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 | |
Dulux Grey
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