Dulux Sea Urchin 5 90GG 73/062

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What are Dulux Sea Urchin 5 undertones?
Is Sea Urchin 5 90GG 73/062 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Sea Urchin 5
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	90GG 73/062
Name:	Sea Urchin 5
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Sea Urchin 5?

Dulux Sea Urchin 5 90GG 73/062 is a light, muted blue-green with a soft grey cast that keeps it from reading overly bright. Its gentle coolness suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and airy living spaces, particularly on full walls where the pale value can open up a room. In clear daylight, Sea Urchin 5 shows more of its clean aqua-green character, while lower or warmer lighting can bring out its quieter grey undertone. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, limestone, or brushed nickel for a clean, understated scheme. Dark charcoal, inky blue, or deep green accents add useful definition without overpowering this delicate shade.

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What are Dulux Sea Urchin 5 undertones?

Sea Urchin 5 is a light, very muted pale blue-green. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#CDDFDB

RGB code:

205, 223, 219

Is Dulux Sea Urchin 5 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 167°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

90GG 73/062 Sea Urchin 5 HSL code: 167, 22%, 84%

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 Urchin 5

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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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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Sea Urchin 5:

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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Sea Urchin 5

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 Urchin 5 with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 347, such as Dulux Decadent Damson and Rose Bark.

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Format	Code
HEX	#CDDFDB
RGB Decimal	205, 223, 219
RGB Percent	80.39%, 87.45%, 85.88%
HSV	Hue: 167° Saturation: 8.07% Value: 87.45%
HSL	hsl(167, 22, 84)
CMYK	Cyan: 8.07 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.79 Key: 12.55
YIQ	Y: 217.162 I: -9.441 Q: -5.052
XYZ	X: 64.347 Y: 70.868 Z: 77.287
CIE Lab	L:87.421 a:-6.744 b:-0.096
CIE Luv	L:87.421 u:-9.634 v:1.033
Decimal	13492187
Hunter Lab	84.183, -10.881, 4.495