Dulux Pearl Grey

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Pearl Grey for living room (6 photos)
Dulux Pearl Grey reviews (10 photos)
What are Dulux Pearl Grey undertones?
Is Pearl Grey cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Pearl Grey
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

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Name:	Pearl Grey
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Pearl Grey?

Dulux Pearl Grey is a very light, softly muted grey with a near-neutral appearance and a gentle off-white cast. Its low saturation keeps it quiet on large walls, where it reads clean without looking stark. In bright daylight, this color can appear pale and airy, while lower or warmer lighting may bring out its subtle softened grey character. Pearl Grey suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways, particularly alongside white trim, light oak, linen, brushed metal, and natural stone. Use it across full walls for a restrained backdrop or on cabinetry when a crisp white would feel too sharp.

Pearl Grey for living room (6 photos)

Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

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Dulux Pearl Grey reviews (10 photos)

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What are Dulux Pearl Grey undertones?

Pearl Grey 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:

#DBDCDA

RGB code:

219, 220, 218

Is Dulux Pearl Grey cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 90°, this Grey shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.

Pearl Grey HSL code: 90, 3%, 86%

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 Pearl Grey

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

Sunrise

Morning

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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 Pearl Grey:

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.

Darker shades

Pearl Grey

45GY 55/052
Tranquil Dawn

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 Pearl Grey with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 270, such as Dulux Plum Compote and Purple Sage 2.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#DBDCDA
RGB Decimal	219, 220, 218
RGB Percent	85.88%, 86.27%, 85.49%
HSV	Hue: 90° Saturation: 0.91% Value: 86.27%
HSL	hsl(90, 3, 86)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.45 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.91 Key: 13.73
YIQ	Y: 219.473 I: 0.047 Q: -0.834
XYZ	X: 67.458 Y: 71.308 Z: 76.521
CIE Lab	L:87.635 a:-0.7 b:0.865
CIE Luv	L:87.635 u:-0.453 v:1.438
Decimal	14408922
Hunter Lab	84.444, -5.183, 5.384