Dulux Silken Clay 48YY 38/109

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What are Dulux Silken Clay undertones?
Is Silken Clay 48YY 38/109 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Silken Clay
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	48YY 38/109
Name:	Silken Clay
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Silken Clay?

Dulux Silken Clay 48YY 38/109 is a muted mid-tone beige with a noticeable earthy yellow cast and a soft greyed finish. Its #ABA18D value keeps it subdued rather than creamy, giving walls a grounded, lightly weathered appearance. In daylight, the yellow-beige undertone is more apparent, while lower light can make the color read closer to a quiet khaki-taupe. Use it in living rooms, hallways, or bedrooms where a gentle neutral is wanted without turning the space stark. Pair Silken Clay with chalky off-whites, deep olive greens, aged brass, linen, oak, and warm stone for a layered natural palette.

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What are Dulux Silken Clay undertones?

Silken Clay is a mid-light, muted muted beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; 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:

#ABA18D

RGB code:

171, 161, 141

Is Dulux Silken Clay cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 40°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

48YY 38/109 Silken Clay HSL code: 40, 15%, 61%

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 Silken Clay

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 Silken Clay:

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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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 Silken Clay with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 220, such as Dulux Smoke Grey and Mystic Mauve 6.

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