Dulux Sea Nettle 87YY 27/274

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What are Dulux Sea Nettle undertones?
Is Sea Nettle 87YY 27/274 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Sea Nettle
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	87YY 27/274
Name:	Sea Nettle
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Sea Nettle?

Dulux Sea Nettle 87YY 27/274 is a muted olive green with a noticeable yellow cast, sitting at a medium-dark depth rather than reading as a bright botanical green. Its softened, earthy character gives walls a grounded look, especially in studies, dining rooms, hallways, or kitchens with natural wood. In strong daylight, Sea Nettle can show more of its dusty yellow-green side, while lower or warmer lighting draws out its deeper olive tone. Pair it with chalky off-whites, warm stone shades, aged brass, oak, or blackened metal for a considered, natural-material palette. It has enough depth for full-room walls but also makes a practical choice for cabinetry or a painted exterior door.

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What are Dulux Sea Nettle undertones?

Sea Nettle is a midtone, soft mustard. The HEX sample leans yellow; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. 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:

#8A8B54

RGB code:

138, 139, 84

Is Dulux Sea Nettle cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 61°, this dark green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

87YY 27/274 Sea Nettle HSL code: 61, 25%, 44%

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 Sea Nettle

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 dark green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Sea Nettle:

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

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Lime Squeeze

Darker shades

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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 Sea Nettle with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 241, such as Dulux Fragrant Cloud 5 and Lilac Heather 5.

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