Jotun Soft 1276

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What are Jotun Soft undertones?
Is Soft 1276 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Soft
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Soft 1276
Code:	1276
Name:	Soft
Brand:	Jotun

What color is Jotun Soft?

Let's dive into a full Soft paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful 1276. Find out if this gorgeous warm yellow paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.

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What are Jotun Soft undertones?

Soft is a light, muted sandy 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:

#DCD1BA

RGB code:

220, 209, 186

Is Jotun Soft cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 41°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

1276 Soft HSL code: 41, 33%, 80%

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 Soft

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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Jotun Soft:

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

1276
Soft

Darker shades

1276
Soft

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 Soft with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 221, such as Jotun Støvblå and Dim Blue.

1276
Soft

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#dcd1ba
RGB Decimal	220, 209, 186
RGB Percent	86.27%, 81.96%, 72.94%
HSV	Hue: 41° Saturation: 15.45% Value: 86.27%
HSL	hsl(41, 32.69, 79.61)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.0 Yellow: 15.45 Key: 13.73
YIQ	Y: 209.667 I: 13.946 Q: -4.831
XYZ	X: 61.177 Y: 64.363 Z: 55.642
CIE Lab	L:84.154 a:0.006 b:12.782
CIE Luv	L:84.154 u:7.863 v:18.593
Decimal	14471610
Hunter Lab	80.226, -4.279, 15.038