Dulux Lemon Chiffon 3 / Lemon Pie / 50YY 80/455
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| Code: | 50YY 80/455 |
| Name: | Lemon Chiffon 3 |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Lemon Chiffon 3?
Dulux Lemon Chiffon 3 50YY 80/455 is a light, sunny yellow with a distinctly warm golden cast. Its high lightness keeps the color airy on broad walls, while the strong yellow content prevents it from reading like a neutral cream. In daylight, Lemon Chiffon 3 can feel bright and clean; under warmer evening bulbs, its golden tone becomes more pronounced. It suits kitchens, breakfast rooms, children’s spaces, or a north-facing room that needs a clearer hit of warmth. Pair it with soft white trim, pale natural wood, muted sage green, or charcoal accents for contrast.
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What are Dulux Lemon Chiffon 3 undertones?
Lemon Chiffon 3 is a light, soft 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:
255, 224, 135
Is Dulux Lemon Chiffon 3 cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 44° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
50YY 80/455 Lemon Chiffon 3 HSL code: 44, 100%, 76%
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 Lemon Chiffon 3
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 Lemon Chiffon 3:
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
50YY 80/455
Lemon Chiffon 3
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 Lemon Chiffon 3 with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 224, such as Dulux Oxford Blue (Weathershield) and Sapphire Springs 2.
50YY 80/455
Lemon Chiffon 3
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #FFE087 |
| RGB Decimal | 255, 224, 135 |
| RGB Percent | 100.00%, 87.84%, 52.94% |
| HSV | Hue: 44° Saturation: 47.06% Value: 100.0% |
| HSL | hsl(44, 100, 76) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 12.16 Yellow: 47.06 Key: 0.0 |
| YIQ | Y: 223.123 I: 47.073 Q: -21.139 |
| XYZ | X: 72.271 Y: 76.324 Z: 33.84 |
| CIE Lab | L:90.01 a:-0.574 b:47.301 |
| CIE Luv | L:90.01 u:25.025 v:61.533 |
| Decimal | 16769159 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.364, -5.224, 38.189 |
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