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Dulux Natural Taupe 2 reviews (5 photos)
What are Dulux Natural Taupe 2 undertones?
Is Natural Taupe 2 90YR 55/051 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Natural Taupe 2
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	90YR 55/051
Name:	Natural Taupe 2
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Natural Taupe 2?

Dulux Natural Taupe 2 90YR 55/051 is a light, muted taupe with a gentle warm beige cast and a faint rosy-brown undertone. Its low saturation keeps it soft rather than creamy, giving walls a grounded neutral look without reading flat or grey. In bright daylight, Natural Taupe 2 can appear lighter and more beige, while warmer evening lighting may draw out its subtle pinkish warmth. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and full-height cabinetry where a quiet mid-light neutral is wanted. Pair it with off-white trim, weathered oak, brushed brass, warm stone, or deeper charcoal-brown accents for contrast.

Dulux Natural Taupe 2 reviews (5 photos)

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What are Dulux Natural Taupe 2 undertones?

Natural Taupe 2 is a mid-light, very muted muted beige. 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:

#CAC0B8

RGB code:

202, 192, 184

Is Dulux Natural Taupe 2 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 27°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

90YR 55/051 Natural Taupe 2 HSL code: 27, 15%, 76%

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 2

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 Natural Taupe 2:

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 55/051
Natural Taupe 2

Darker shades

90YR 55/051
Natural Taupe 2

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 2 with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 207, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.

90YR 55/051
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Color codes

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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#CAC0B8
RGB Decimal	202, 192, 184
RGB Percent	79.22%, 75.29%, 72.16%
HSV	Hue: 27° Saturation: 8.91% Value: 79.22%
HSL	hsl(27, 15, 76)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.95 Yellow: 8.91 Key: 20.78
YIQ	Y: 194.078 I: 8.53 Q: -0.374
XYZ	X: 51.857 Y: 53.717 Z: 52.971
CIE Lab	L:78.296 a:2.113 b:5.282
CIE Luv	L:78.296 u:6.326 v:7.387
Decimal	13287608
Hunter Lab	73.292, -1.965, 8.453