Dulux Polar Pink
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| Name: | Polar Pink |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Polar Pink?
Dulux Polar Pink is a pale, muted pink with a soft peach-beige cast that keeps it from reading overly sweet. Its high lightness and low saturation give walls a lightly tinted appearance, especially in bright daylight. In warmer evening light, the color can lean a little creamier and more rosy, while cooler daylight brings out its gentle blush tone. It suits bedrooms, nurseries, dressing areas, and bathrooms, where it can be paired with warm white trim, pale oak, linen, and brushed brass. For a more grounded scheme, use Polar Pink alongside mushroom neutrals, soft clay tones, or deep brown accents.
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What are Dulux Polar Pink undertones?
Polar Pink is a light, very muted creamy off-white. 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:
RGB code:
239, 221, 209
Is Dulux Polar Pink cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 24° on the HSL hue wheel, this Pink sits firmly on the warm side.
Polar Pink HSL code: 24, 48%, 88%
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 Polar Pink
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Polar Pink:
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
Polar Pink
Darker shades
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 Polar Pink with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 204, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #EFDDD1 |
| RGB Decimal | 239, 221, 209 |
| RGB Percent | 93.73%, 86.67%, 81.96% |
| HSV | Hue: 24° Saturation: 12.55% Value: 93.73% |
| HSL | hsl(24, 48, 88) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.53 Yellow: 12.55 Key: 6.27 |
| YIQ | Y: 225.014 I: 14.582 Q: 0.073 |
| XYZ | X: 72.96 Y: 74.668 Z: 70.873 |
| CIE Lab | L:89.237 a:4.2 b:8.115 |
| CIE Luv | L:89.237 u:11.352 v:11.323 |
| Decimal | 15719889 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.411, -0.505, 11.859 |
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