Dulux Moroccan Sands 5 27YY 78/255

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What are Dulux Moroccan Sands 5 undertones?
Is Moroccan Sands 5 27YY 78/255 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Moroccan Sands 5
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	27YY 78/255
Name:	Moroccan Sands 5
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Moroccan Sands 5?

Dulux Moroccan Sands 5 27YY 78/255 is a very light, warm cream with a noticeable peach-beige cast. Its soft yellow base keeps it from reading stark white, while the pale blush undertone gives walls a sun-warmed appearance. In bright daylight, this color can look clean and lightly buttery; under warmer evening lighting, its peachiness becomes more apparent. Moroccan Sands 5 suits bedrooms, living rooms, and dining spaces where a gentle alternative to white is wanted, and it is especially effective across larger wall areas. Pair it with natural oak, woven linen, terracotta accessories, or muted olive and clay accents for a grounded palette.

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What are Dulux Moroccan Sands 5 undertones?

Moroccan Sands 5 is a light, soft warm cream. The HEX sample leans yellow-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:

#FADBAF

RGB code:

250, 219, 175

Is Dulux Moroccan Sands 5 cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 35° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

27YY 78/255 Moroccan Sands 5 HSL code: 35, 88%, 83%

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 Moroccan Sands 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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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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Moroccan Sands 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 Moroccan Sands 5 with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Dulux Royal Regatta 4 and Blue Lagoon.

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