Dulux Natural Taupe 1 90YR 34/084

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What are Dulux Natural Taupe 1 undertones?
Is Natural Taupe 1 90YR 34/084 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Natural Taupe 1
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	90YR 34/084
Name:	Natural Taupe 1
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Natural Taupe 1?

Dulux Natural Taupe 1 90YR 34/084 is a muted mid-tone taupe with a softly warm, earthy cast. Its blend of brown, grey, and a faint rosy-beige influence keeps it from reading overly cool or flat. In bright daylight, this color can appear lighter and more neutral, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its deeper brown undertone. Natural Taupe 1 suits living room walls, bedrooms, and hallways where a grounded neutral is wanted without the starkness of pale grey. Pair it with chalky white trim, charcoal accents, aged brass, oak, linen, and textured stone for a considered, lived-in interior.

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What are Dulux Natural Taupe 1 undertones?

Natural Taupe 1 is a mid-light, very muted caramel tan. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. 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:

#A8998E

RGB code:

168, 153, 142

Is Dulux Natural Taupe 1 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 25°, this Pink reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

90YR 34/084 Natural Taupe 1 HSL code: 25, 13%, 61%

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 Natural Taupe 1

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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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 Pink shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Natural Taupe 1:

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

90YR 34/084
Natural Taupe 1

Darker shades

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Natural Taupe 1

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 Natural Taupe 1 with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 205, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#A8998E
RGB Decimal	168, 153, 142
RGB Percent	65.88%, 60.00%, 55.69%
HSV	Hue: 25° Saturation: 15.48% Value: 65.88%
HSL	hsl(25, 13, 61)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.93 Yellow: 15.48 Key: 34.12
YIQ	Y: 156.231 I: 12.473 Q: -0.25
XYZ	X: 32.422 Y: 33.061 Z: 30.257
CIE Lab	L:64.21 a:3.622 b:7.781
CIE Luv	L:64.21 u:9.71 v:10.244
Decimal	11049358
Hunter Lab	57.499, 0.027, 9.049