Dulux Mellow Heather 5 70RB 74/028

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What are Dulux Mellow Heather 5 undertones?
Is Mellow Heather 5 70RB 74/028 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Mellow Heather 5
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	70RB 74/028
Name:	Mellow Heather 5
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Mellow Heather 5?

Dulux Mellow Heather 5 70RB 74/028 is a pale, softly muted grey with a faint rosy-lilac cast visible beneath its light neutral surface. Its high lightness keeps rooms feeling open, while the restrained colour gives plain white walls a little more depth. In cooler daylight, Mellow Heather 5 may read as a clean pale grey; warmer bulbs tend to bring out its subtle blush tone. It is well suited to bedrooms, dressing areas, and living-room walls, especially alongside warm white trim, light oak, brushed nickel, and natural linen. For contrast, pair this shade with charcoal, deep plum, or muted blue-grey accents rather than bright, highly saturated colours.

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What are Dulux Mellow Heather 5 undertones?

Mellow Heather 5 is a 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:

#E0DBDE

RGB code:

224, 219, 222

Is Dulux Mellow Heather 5 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 324°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

70RB 74/028 Mellow Heather 5 HSL code: 324, 7%, 87%

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 Mellow Heather 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

Afternoon

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Mellow Heather 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.

Lighter shades

70RB 74/028
Mellow Heather 5

Darker shades

70RB 74/028
Mellow Heather 5

10RR 41/042
Mercury Shower 3

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 Mellow Heather 5 with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 144, such as Dulux Soft Fauna 2 and Paper Mint.

70RB 74/028
Mellow Heather 5

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