Dulux Polar Storm

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What are Dulux Polar Storm undertones?
Is Polar Storm cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Polar Storm
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

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Name:	Polar Storm
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Polar Storm?

Dulux Polar Storm is a very light, softly muted gray-green with a cool, airy cast. Its low saturation keeps it close to an off-white, while the faint green undertone gives plain walls a little more character than standard white. In daylight, Polar Storm can read as a clean pale green-gray; under warm bulbs, it looks gentler and more neutral. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and living spaces where a light backdrop is wanted without a stark white finish. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, soft charcoal, or deeper eucalyptus green accents.

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What are Dulux Polar Storm undertones?

Polar Storm is a near-white, near-neutral neutral off-white. 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:

#E8F0ED

RGB code:

232, 240, 237

Is Dulux Polar Storm cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 158°, this Grey reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

Polar Storm HSL code: 158, 21%, 93%

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 Storm

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 Polar Storm:

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

Polar Storm

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 Storm with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 338, such as Dulux Decadent Damson and Himalayan Musk 6.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#E8F0ED
RGB Decimal	232, 240, 237
RGB Percent	90.98%, 94.12%, 92.94%
HSV	Hue: 158° Saturation: 3.33% Value: 94.12%
HSL	hsl(158, 21, 93)
CMYK	Cyan: 3.33 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.25 Key: 5.88
YIQ	Y: 237.266 I: -3.803 Q: -2.626
XYZ	X: 79.721 Y: 85.59 Z: 92.418
CIE Lab	L:94.137 a:-3.192 b:0.528
CIE Luv	L:94.137 u:-4.279 v:1.381
Decimal	15266029
Hunter Lab	92.515, -8.086, 5.532