Dulux Silver Shores 50YR 53/011

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Dulux Silver Shores reviews (5 photos)
What are Dulux Silver Shores undertones?
Is Silver Shores 50YR 53/011 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Silver Shores
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	50YR 53/011
Name:	Silver Shores
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Silver Shores?

Dulux Silver Shores 50YR 53/011 is a light, muted gray with a slight warm cast, visible in its soft beige-taupe edge rather than a blue or icy undertone. With a mid-light depth and low saturation, it reads as a quiet neutral on broad walls without looking stark. In bright daylight, Silver Shores appears clean and pale, while evening or warm artificial lighting can bring out its gentle warmth. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and cabinetry where a restrained gray is wanted without a cold finish. Pair it with off-white trim, natural oak, linen fabrics, matte black details, or deeper charcoal accents for contrast.

Dulux Silver Shores reviews (5 photos)

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What are Dulux Silver Shores undertones?

Silver Shores is a mid-light, near-neutral light gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#BEBCBA

RGB code:

190, 188, 186

Is Dulux Silver Shores cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 30°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

50YR 53/011 Silver Shores HSL code: 30, 3%, 74%

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 Silver Shores

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Silver Shores:

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 Silver Shores with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 210, such as Dulux Denim Drift and Steel Symphony 3.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#BEBCBA
RGB Decimal	190, 188, 186
RGB Percent	74.51%, 73.73%, 72.94%
HSV	Hue: 30° Saturation: 2.11% Value: 74.51%
HSL	hsl(30, 3, 74)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.05 Yellow: 2.11 Key: 25.49
YIQ	Y: 188.37 I: 1.834 Q: -0.199
XYZ	X: 48.079 Y: 50.459 Z: 53.648
CIE Lab	L:76.35 a:0.331 b:1.259
CIE Luv	L:76.35 u:1.256 v:1.81
Decimal	12500154
Hunter Lab	71.034, -3.493, 4.946