Dulux Nordic Sails 6 10YR 73/028

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What are Dulux Nordic Sails 6 undertones?
Is Nordic Sails 6 10YR 73/028 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Nordic Sails 6
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	10YR 73/028
Name:	Nordic Sails 6
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Nordic Sails 6?

Dulux Nordic Sails 6 10YR 73/028 is a pale, softly muted neutral with a warm beige base and the faintest dusty rose cast. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overtly pink, while the light value gives walls a gentle, powdery appearance rather than a crisp white finish. In daylight, Nordic Sails 6 can look like a warm off-white with subtle peach-grey undertones; under warmer lamps, those rosy notes become a little more apparent. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways where a softer alternative to cream is wanted. Pair it with chalky white trim, pale oak, linen upholstery, and accents in clay, mushroom brown, or muted sage.

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What are Dulux Nordic Sails 6 undertones?

Nordic Sails 6 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:

#E3DAD7

RGB code:

227, 218, 215

Is Dulux Nordic Sails 6 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 15°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

10YR 73/028 Nordic Sails 6 HSL code: 15, 18%, 87%

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 Nordic Sails 6

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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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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Nordic Sails 6:

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 Nordic Sails 6 with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 195, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.

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