# Dulux Hay Bale

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/hay-bale](https://plan-home.com/color/hay-bale)

Dulux Hay Bale is a light, muted beige with a clear warm cast and soft cream-tan undertones. Its low-saturation appearance keeps it gentle rather than yellow, making it a useful backdrop where brighter whites might feel too stark. In north-facing or shaded rooms, Hay Bale can read as a slightly deeper oatmeal beige, while warm daylight brings out its pale sandy quality. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and full-height walls, especially alongside off-white trim, natural oak, linen, rattan, and brushed brass. For contrast, pair this color with charcoal, deep olive, or muted blue-grey accents.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Dulux
- **Color name:** Hay Bale
- **HEX:** #E2D5C0
- **RGB:** 226, 213, 192
- **Brightness:** Light
- **Color families:** Beige
- **Temperature:** warm
- **Undertones:** red

## Color codes
- **HSV:** Hue: 37° Saturation: 15.04% Value: 88.63%
- **HSL:** hsl(37, 37, 82)
- **CMYK:** Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.75 Yellow: 15.04 Key: 11.37
- **YIQ:** Y: 214.493 I: 14.495 Q: -3.785
- **XYZ:** X: 64.671 Y: 67.564 Z: 59.489
- **CIE Lab:** L:85.788 a:1.031 b:11.995
- **CIE Luv:** L:85.788 u:8.946 v:17.364
- **Decimal:** 14865856
- **Hunter Lab:** 82.197, -3.405, 14.628

## Equivalent and related colors
- [Farrow and Ball Sand](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-sand-cc2)
- [Farrow and Ball Matchstick](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-matchstick-2013)
- [Little Greene Beauvais Lilac](https://plan-home.com/color/little-greene-beauvais-lilac-29)
- [Dulux Rolled Oats](https://plan-home.com/color/rolled-oats)
- [Farrow and Ball Joa's White](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-joas-white-226)
- [RAL Classic Oyster white](https://plan-home.com/color/oyster-white-ral-1013)
- [Dulux Elderflower Tea](https://plan-home.com/color/elderflower-tea)
- [Dulux Bleached Lichen 3](https://plan-home.com/color/bleached-lichen-3-40yy-67087)
- [Dulux Sandy Steps](https://plan-home.com/color/sandy-steps)
- [Dulux York White](https://plan-home.com/color/dulux-york-white)
- [Dulux Salisbury Stones 4](https://plan-home.com/color/salisbury-stones-4)
- [Dulux Labrador Sands 5](https://plan-home.com/color/labrador-sands-5)
- [Dulux Bracken Salts 5](https://plan-home.com/color/bracken-salts-5)
- [Farrow and Ball Off-White](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-off-white)
- [Little Greene Clay - Mid](https://plan-home.com/color/little-greene-clay-mid-153)
- [Dulux Natural Hessian](https://plan-home.com/color/dulux-natural-hessian)
- [Dulux Chalky Downs 5](https://plan-home.com/color/chalky-downs-5)
- [Farrow and Ball Lime White](https://plan-home.com/color/farrow-and-ball-lime-white-1)

## Lighter monochromatic colors
- [Dulux Soft Almond 6](https://plan-home.com/color/soft-almond-6)
- [Dulux Natural Hessian](https://plan-home.com/color/dulux-natural-hessian)
- [Dulux Summer Linnen](https://plan-home.com/color/dulux-summer-linnen)
- [Dulux Soft Maplewood 6](https://plan-home.com/color/soft-maplewood-6)
- [Dulux Diffused Lace](https://plan-home.com/color/diffused-lace)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Dulux Bracken Salts 3](https://plan-home.com/color/bracken-salts-3)
- [Dulux Bracken Salts 2](https://plan-home.com/color/bracken-salts-2)
- [Dulux Labrador Sands 3](https://plan-home.com/color/labrador-sands-3)
- [Dulux Labrador Sands 4](https://plan-home.com/color/labrador-sands-4)
- [Dulux Bracken Salts 4](https://plan-home.com/color/bracken-salts-4)

## Complementary colors
- [Dulux Denim Drift](https://plan-home.com/color/denim-drift)
- [Dulux Steel Symphony 3](https://plan-home.com/color/steel-symphony-3)
- [Dulux Smoke Grey](https://plan-home.com/color/steel-symphony-2-90bg-30073)
- [Dulux Mystic Mauve 6](https://plan-home.com/color/mystic-mauve-6)
- [Dulux Moon Waves 6](https://plan-home.com/color/moon-waves-6)
- [Dulux Fragrant Cloud 5](https://plan-home.com/color/fragrant-cloud-5)

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.