Dulux Manuka Honeybee / Notebook Orange / Sumatran Melody 2 / 70YR 27/404
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| Code: | 70YR 27/404 |
| Name: | Manuka Honeybee |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Manuka Honeybee?
Dulux Manuka Honeybee 70YR 27/404 is a warm, mid-depth orange-brown with a clear baked-clay character. Its yellow-red base gives it a mellow caramel warmth rather than the sharper look of a true rust or brick red. In bright daylight, this color can read as a sunlit ochre-tan, while lower or warmer light draws out its richer cinnamon-brown side. It suits dining rooms, kitchens, hallways, or a feature wall where a grounded dose of color is wanted. Pair Manuka Honeybee with creamy off-whites, deep olive greens, muted teal accents, natural oak, rattan, and aged brass for a layered, earthy scheme.
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What are Dulux Manuka Honeybee undertones?
Manuka Honeybee is a midtone, soft caramel orange. The HEX sample leans orange; 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:
194, 121, 79
Is Dulux Manuka Honeybee cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 22° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark red sits firmly on the warm side.
70YR 27/404 Manuka Honeybee HSL code: 22, 49%, 54%
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 Manuka Honeybee
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 dark red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Manuka Honeybee:
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
70YR 27/404
Manuka Honeybee
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 Manuka Honeybee with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 202, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #C2794F |
| RGB Decimal | 194, 121, 79 |
| RGB Percent | 76.08%, 47.45%, 30.98% |
| HSV | Hue: 22° Saturation: 59.28% Value: 76.08% |
| HSL | hsl(22, 49, 54) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 37.63 Yellow: 59.28 Key: 23.92 |
| YIQ | Y: 138.039 I: 56.997 Q: 2.372 |
| XYZ | X: 30.499 Y: 25.711 Z: 10.752 |
| CIE Lab | L:57.762 a:24.368 b:34.734 |
| CIE Luv | L:57.762 u:55.726 v:35.817 |
| Decimal | 12745039 |
| Hunter Lab | 50.706, 18.627, 22.923 |
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