Dulux Potters Wheel / Chalk Blush 1 / 60YR 33/047
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| Code: | 60YR 33/047 |
| Name: | Potters Wheel |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Potters Wheel?
Dulux Potters Wheel 60YR 33/047 is a muted mid-tone grey with a soft earthy warmth, sitting close to taupe with a faint rosy-brown cast. Its low-saturation finish keeps it calm and grounded rather than overtly beige or pink. In bright daylight, this color can read as a gentle warm grey, while lower or warmer artificial light brings out its subtle clay-like undertones. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a deeper neutral is wanted without the heaviness of charcoal. Pair Potters Wheel with chalky off-whites, muted olive greens, natural oak, linen, and brushed brass for a layered, tactile interior.
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What are Dulux Potters Wheel undertones?
Potters Wheel is a midtone, very muted muted taupe. The HEX sample has a subtle red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear red. 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:
160, 149, 145
Is Dulux Potters Wheel cool or warm?
With a hue of 16°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
60YR 33/047 Potters Wheel HSL code: 16, 7%, 60%
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 Potters Wheel
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:


4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Potters Wheel:
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
60YR 33/047
Potters Wheel
Darker shades
60YR 33/047
Potters Wheel
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 Potters Wheel with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 196, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #A09591 |
| RGB Decimal | 160, 149, 145 |
| RGB Percent | 62.75%, 58.43%, 56.86% |
| HSV | Hue: 16° Saturation: 9.38% Value: 62.75% |
| HSL | hsl(16, 7, 60) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.87 Yellow: 9.38 Key: 37.25 |
| YIQ | Y: 151.833 I: 7.84 Q: 1.082 |
| XYZ | X: 30.355 Y: 31.013 Z: 31.167 |
| CIE Lab | L:62.519 a:3.325 b:3.569 |
| CIE Luv | L:62.519 u:6.733 v:4.475 |
| Decimal | 10524049 |
| Hunter Lab | 55.69, -0.162, 5.8 |
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