Dulux Mexican Mosaic 5 60YR 36/468

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What are Dulux Mexican Mosaic 5 undertones?
Is Mexican Mosaic 5 60YR 36/468 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Mexican Mosaic 5
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	60YR 36/468
Name:	Mexican Mosaic 5
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Mexican Mosaic 5?

Dulux Mexican Mosaic 5 60YR 36/468 is a warm, earthy orange with clear terracotta and softened coral tones. Its mid-depth color has enough saturation to hold its own on a feature wall, while still feeling approachable in a dining room, sunlit hallway, or kitchen. In bright daylight, Mexican Mosaic 5 can read as a lively clay-orange; under warmer evening lighting, it takes on a deeper, more baked-earth appearance. Pair it with chalky off-whites, sandy beige, muted olive, or deep brown for a grounded palette. Natural timber, woven rattan, matte black metal, and pale stone surfaces all complement this shade’s warm mineral character.

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What are Dulux Mexican Mosaic 5 undertones?

Mexican Mosaic 5 is a mid-light, clear brick red. The HEX sample leans red; 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:

#E3865D

RGB code:

227, 134, 93

Is Dulux Mexican Mosaic 5 cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 18° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.

60YR 36/468 Mexican Mosaic 5 HSL code: 18, 71%, 63%

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 Mexican Mosaic 5

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

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Noon

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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 Red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Mexican Mosaic 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 Mexican Mosaic 5 with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 198, such as Dulux Inky Pool 2 and Amazon Beat 3.

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