Dulux Letters Unread 13GY 77/016

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What are Dulux Letters Unread undertones?
Is Letters Unread 13GY 77/016 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Letters Unread
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	13GY 77/016
Name:	Letters Unread
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Letters Unread?

Dulux Letters Unread 13GY 77/016 is a very light, softly muted grey with a subtle green-yellow cast that keeps it from reading stark white. Its low saturation gives walls a gently softened look, while the pale depth helps smaller rooms feel open without becoming bright or clinical. In daylight, Letters Unread can show a faint leafy-grey note; under warm evening lighting, it tends to appear creamier and more neutral. It suits bedrooms, quiet home offices, and hallways, particularly on broad wall areas or painted built-in cabinetry. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and textured linen, or introduce deeper olive and charcoal details for contrast.

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What are Dulux Letters Unread undertones?

Letters Unread is a light, near-neutral neutral off-white. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#E1E2DD

RGB code:

225, 226, 221

Is Dulux Letters Unread cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 72°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

13GY 77/016 Letters Unread HSL code: 72, 8%, 88%

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 Letters Unread

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Letters Unread:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Letters Unread with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 252, such as Dulux Brooklyn Nights 1 and Plum Compote.

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Format	Code
HEX	#E1E2DD
RGB Decimal	225, 226, 221
RGB Percent	88.24%, 88.63%, 86.67%
HSV	Hue: 72° Saturation: 2.21% Value: 88.63%
HSL	hsl(72, 8, 88)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.44 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 2.21 Key: 11.37
YIQ	Y: 225.131 I: 1.011 Q: -1.768
XYZ	X: 71.296 Y: 75.621 Z: 79.227
CIE Lab	L:89.683 a:-1.228 b:2.324
CIE Luv	L:89.683 u:-0.289 v:3.75
Decimal	14803677
Hunter Lab	86.96, -5.834, 6.854