Dulux Lilac Spring 5 50RB 69/097

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What are Dulux Lilac Spring 5 undertones?
Is Lilac Spring 5 50RB 69/097 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Lilac Spring 5
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	50RB 69/097
Name:	Lilac Spring 5
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Lilac Spring 5?

Dulux Lilac Spring 5 50RB 69/097 is a light, muted lavender with a soft grey cast that keeps it from reading overly sweet or pastel. Its red-blue base gives the color a gentle violet character, while the pale value makes it well suited to broad wall areas. In daylight, Lilac Spring 5 can appear airy and lightly silvery; warmer artificial light may bring forward its subtle rosy-purple side. Try it in a bedroom, dressing room, or quiet home office with off-white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and soft charcoal accents. For more contrast, pair this shade with deep plum, blue-grey, or near-black details rather than bright primary colors.

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What are Dulux Lilac Spring 5 undertones?

Lilac Spring 5 is a light, very muted pale mauve-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle purple bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear purple. Warm light may bring out its red or mauve side, while cool daylight can make the violet direction clearer.

HEX value:

#DDD2DF

RGB code:

221, 210, 223

Is Dulux Lilac Spring 5 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 291°, this Purple leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

50RB 69/097 Lilac Spring 5 HSL code: 291, 17%, 85%

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 Spring 5

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

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

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Sunset

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 Purple shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Lilac Spring 5:

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.

Darker shades

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Lilac Spring 5

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 Spring 5 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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