Dulux Rope Swing / Cashmere Throw

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

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Name:	Rope Swing
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Rope Swing?

Dulux Rope Swing is a light, muted beige with a soft grey cast that keeps its warmth measured rather than yellow. Its low-saturation character gives walls a gently weathered, chalky look, especially in rooms with natural daylight. In brighter spaces, Rope Swing reads as a pale stone neutral; under warmer evening bulbs, its beige undertone becomes more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and cabinetry where a calm neutral is wanted without the starkness of off-white. Pair it with creamy whites, medium oak, linen, aged brass, or charcoal accents for definition.

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What are Dulux Rope Swing undertones?

Rope Swing is a mid-light, very muted sandy beige. 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:

#C6BAA8

RGB code:

198, 186, 168

Is Dulux Rope Swing cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 36°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

Rope Swing HSL code: 36, 21%, 72%

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 Rope Swing

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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Rope Swing:

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

Rope Swing

Darker shades

Rope Swing

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 Rope Swing with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Dulux Denim Drift and Steel Symphony 3.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#C6BAA8
RGB Decimal	198, 186, 168
RGB Percent	77.65%, 72.94%, 65.88%
HSV	Hue: 36° Saturation: 15.15% Value: 77.65%
HSL	hsl(36, 21, 72)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.06 Yellow: 15.15 Key: 22.35
YIQ	Y: 187.536 I: 12.935 Q: -3.063
XYZ	X: 47.914 Y: 49.952 Z: 44.153
CIE Lab	L:76.04 a:1.214 b:10.655
CIE Luv	L:76.04 u:8.227 v:15.075
Decimal	13023912
Hunter Lab	70.676, -2.671, 12.434