Dulux Lilac Skies / Lilac Fancy / Twilight Cinders 4
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| Name: | Lilac Skies |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Lilac Skies?
Dulux Lilac Skies is a muted, greyed lilac with a soft, low-saturation presence. Its balanced mix of pale violet and grey keeps it from reading overly sweet, giving walls a quiet, powdery finish. In cool daylight, Lilac Skies can appear more silvery and lavender-leaning, while warmer artificial light brings out its gentle mauve cast. It suits bedrooms, dressing rooms, and softly layered living areas, especially alongside off-white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal details. Use this color across full walls for a subtle wash of colour, or pair it with deeper plum or slate accents for more definition.
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What are Dulux Lilac Skies undertones?
Lilac Skies is a mid-light, near-neutral light gray. 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:
RGB code:
188, 182, 189
Is Dulux Lilac Skies cool or warm?
With a hue of 291°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
Lilac Skies HSL code: 291, 5%, 73%
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 Lilac Skies
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:


4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Lilac Skies:
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
Darker shades
Lilac Skies
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 Lilac Skies with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 111, such as Dulux Soft Fauna 6 and Woodland Pearl 3.
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #BCB6BD |
| RGB Decimal | 188, 182, 189 |
| RGB Percent | 73.73%, 71.37%, 74.12% |
| HSV | Hue: 291° Saturation: 3.7% Value: 74.12% |
| HSL | hsl(291, 5, 73) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.53 Magenta: 3.7 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 25.88 |
| YIQ | Y: 184.592 I: 1.326 Q: 3.448 |
| XYZ | X: 46.65 Y: 47.822 Z: 54.903 |
| CIE Lab | L:74.712 a:3.403 b:-2.787 |
| CIE Luv | L:74.712 u:3.002 v:-4.75 |
| Decimal | 12367549 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.153, -0.603, 1.335 |
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