Dulux Intense Chestnut / Roasted Coffee
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| Name: | Intense Chestnut |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Intense Chestnut?
Dulux Intense Chestnut is a deep, muted brown with a noticeable warm reddish cast beneath its charcoal-like depth. In bright daylight, its brown and subtle russet notes become clearer, while low or north-facing light can make it read closer to a smoky dark taupe. It has enough weight for a dining room, study, or snug, particularly on a single feature wall or built-in cabinetry. Pair Intense Chestnut with soft cream, warm stone, dusty clay, or faded olive for contrast that keeps the room grounded. Natural oak, cognac leather, aged brass, and textured linen complement this color especially well.
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What are Dulux Intense Chestnut undertones?
Intense Chestnut is a deep, very muted chocolate brown. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. 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:
78, 61, 52
Is Dulux Intense Chestnut cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 21°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
Intense Chestnut HSL code: 21, 20%, 25%
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 Intense Chestnut
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Intense Chestnut:
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
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 Intense Chestnut with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 201, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #4E3D34 |
| RGB Decimal | 78, 61, 52 |
| RGB Percent | 30.59%, 23.92%, 20.39% |
| HSV | Hue: 21° Saturation: 33.33% Value: 30.59% |
| HSL | hsl(21, 20, 25) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 21.79 Yellow: 33.33 Key: 69.41 |
| YIQ | Y: 65.057 I: 13.022 Q: 0.795 |
| XYZ | X: 5.431 Y: 5.205 Z: 3.967 |
| CIE Lab | L:27.312 a:5.887 b:8.376 |
| CIE Luv | L:27.312 u:10.591 v:8.053 |
| Decimal | 5127476 |
| Hunter Lab | 22.815, 2.56, 5.663 |
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