Dulux Mercury Shower 5 10RR 65/023

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What are Dulux Mercury Shower 5 undertones?
Is Mercury Shower 5 10RR 65/023 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Mercury Shower 5
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	10RR 65/023
Name:	Mercury Shower 5
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Mercury Shower 5?

Dulux Mercury Shower 5 10RR 65/023 is a pale, muted grey with a slight rosy cast that keeps it from reading stark or icy. Its soft, low-saturation appearance suits larger wall areas in bedrooms, hallways, and living rooms where a gentle neutral is wanted. In bright daylight, this color can look like a light warm grey, while evening lighting may bring out its faint pink-beige undertone. Pair Mercury Shower 5 with chalky whites, dove grey textiles, pale oak, or brushed nickel for a quiet, layered scheme. It also makes a considered backdrop for deeper plum, charcoal, or dusty green accents.

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What are Dulux Mercury Shower 5 undertones?

Mercury Shower 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:

#D5CECF

RGB code:

213, 206, 207

Is Dulux Mercury Shower 5 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 351°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

10RR 65/023 Mercury Shower 5 HSL code: 351, 8%, 82%

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 Mercury Shower 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 Mercury Shower 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

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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 Mercury Shower 5 with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 171, such as Dulux Soft Fauna 2 and Paper Mint.

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