Dulux Iced Ivory / Buttercup Fool 6
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| Name: | Iced Ivory |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Iced Ivory?
Dulux Iced Ivory is a very light cream with a noticeable soft-yellow cast, giving it a gently warmed, sunlit appearance. Its high brightness keeps walls looking open rather than heavy, while the muted saturation prevents it from reading as bright butter yellow. In daylight, Iced Ivory can appear clean and pale; under warm artificial lighting, its golden ivory undertone becomes more apparent. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a white would feel too stark, and it also gives cabinetry a lightly creamy finish. Pair it with natural oak, linen, woven textures, and muted olive, clay, or warm grey accents.
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What are Dulux Iced Ivory undertones?
Iced Ivory is a near-white, muted pale yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:
246, 237, 209
Is Dulux Iced Ivory cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 45° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
Iced Ivory HSL code: 45, 67%, 89%
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 Iced Ivory
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Iced Ivory:
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
Iced Ivory
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 Iced Ivory with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 225, such as Dulux Night Seas and Blueberry White.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #F6EDD1 |
| RGB Decimal | 246, 237, 209 |
| RGB Percent | 96.47%, 92.94%, 81.96% |
| HSV | Hue: 45° Saturation: 15.04% Value: 96.47% |
| HSL | hsl(45, 67, 89) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.66 Yellow: 15.04 Key: 3.53 |
| YIQ | Y: 236.499 I: 14.361 Q: -6.81 |
| XYZ | X: 79.797 Y: 84.766 Z: 72.462 |
| CIE Lab | L:93.782 a:-1.513 b:14.665 |
| CIE Luv | L:93.782 u:6.873 v:21.938 |
| Decimal | 16182737 |
| Hunter Lab | 92.068, -6.411, 17.784 |
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