Dulux Soft Eden
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| Name: | Soft Eden |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Soft Eden?
Dulux Soft Eden is a very light, softly muted green with a noticeable yellow cast that keeps it from reading icy or blue. Its high lightness makes it especially effective on walls in rooms that need a gentle wash of color without losing brightness. In direct daylight, Soft Eden can appear fresher and cleaner, while warmer artificial lighting tends to bring forward its pale leafy warmth. Pair it with creamy whites, light oak, natural linen, or muted clay tones for a relaxed, grounded palette. It also suits painted cabinetry or a small accent area where a barely-there green is preferred over a neutral.
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What are Dulux Soft Eden undertones?
Soft Eden is a near-white, muted pale lime. The HEX sample leans yellow-green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
225, 240, 216
Is Dulux Soft Eden cool or warm?
With a hue of 98°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
Soft Eden HSL code: 98, 44%, 89%
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 Eden
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Soft Eden:
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
Soft Eden
Darker shades
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 Eden with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 278, such as Dulux Plum Compote and Purple Sage 5.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #E1F0D8 |
| RGB Decimal | 225, 240, 216 |
| RGB Percent | 88.24%, 94.12%, 84.71% |
| HSV | Hue: 98° Saturation: 10.0% Value: 94.12% |
| HSL | hsl(98, 44, 89) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 6.25 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 10.0 Key: 5.88 |
| YIQ | Y: 232.779 I: -1.226 Q: -10.642 |
| XYZ | X: 74.603 Y: 83.285 Z: 77.093 |
| CIE Lab | L:93.139 a:-9.206 b:9.914 |
| CIE Luv | L:93.139 u:-7.21 v:16.529 |
| Decimal | 14807256 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.261, -13.788, 13.797 |
