Dulux Soft Almond 3 90YR 41/179

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What are Dulux Soft Almond 3 undertones?
Is Soft Almond 3 90YR 41/179 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Soft Almond 3
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	90YR 41/179
Name:	Soft Almond 3
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Soft Almond 3?

Dulux Soft Almond 3 90YR 41/179 is a mid-depth, muted beige with a clear warm, earthy cast. Its #C1A28B color value suggests soft almond-brown tones with a gentle rosy-peach influence rather than a yellow-heavy cream. In bright daylight, the shade can read as a light warm taupe, while lower or warmer lighting draws out its deeper clay-like character. Soft Almond 3 suits living-room walls, bedrooms, and hallways where a grounded neutral is wanted without going too dark. Pair it with chalky off-whites, warm greige, terracotta accents, natural oak, linen, and aged brass for a cohesive finish.

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What are Dulux Soft Almond 3 undertones?

Soft Almond 3 is a mid-light, muted caramel orange. The HEX sample leans 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:

#C1A28B

RGB code:

193, 162, 139

Is Dulux Soft Almond 3 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 26°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

90YR 41/179 Soft Almond 3 HSL code: 26, 30%, 65%

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 Almond 3

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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Soft Almond 3:

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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Soft Almond 3

Darker shades

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Soft Almond 3

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 Almond 3 with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 206, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.

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