Dulux Quilted Calico 4 40YY 83/086

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What are Dulux Quilted Calico 4 undertones?
Is Quilted Calico 4 40YY 83/086 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Quilted Calico 4
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	40YY 83/086
Name:	Quilted Calico 4
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Quilted Calico 4?

Dulux Quilted Calico 4 40YY 83/086 is a pale, creamy off-white with a clear warm yellow-beige cast. Its high lightness keeps it airy on large walls, while the soft coloration prevents it from reading as stark white. In daylight, this shade can look like a gentle warmed ivory; under warm artificial light, its buttery notes become more noticeable. Use it in living rooms, bedrooms, or hallways with natural oak, woven linen, rattan, and muted clay accents. Quilted Calico 4 also makes a considered choice for cabinetry or trim where a softer alternative to bright white is wanted.

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What are Dulux Quilted Calico 4 undertones?

Quilted Calico 4 is a near-white, very muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-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:

#F4E9D7

RGB code:

244, 233, 215

Is Dulux Quilted Calico 4 cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 37° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

40YY 83/086 Quilted Calico 4 HSL code: 37, 57%, 90%

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 Quilted Calico 4

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

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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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Quilted Calico 4:

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

40YY 83/086
Quilted Calico 4

Darker shades

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Quilted Calico 4

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 Quilted Calico 4 with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 217, such as Dulux Moon Waves 5 and Starlit Night 5.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#F4E9D7
RGB Decimal	244, 233, 215
RGB Percent	95.69%, 91.37%, 84.31%
HSV	Hue: 37° Saturation: 11.89% Value: 95.69%
HSL	hsl(37, 57, 90)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.51 Yellow: 11.89 Key: 4.31
YIQ	Y: 234.237 I: 12.339 Q: -3.275
XYZ	X: 78.711 Y: 82.418 Z: 76.033
CIE Lab	L:92.759 a:0.746 b:10.079
CIE Luv	L:92.759 u:7.47 v:14.912
Decimal	16050647
Hunter Lab	90.785, -4.112, 13.893