Dulux Soft Maplewood 1 10YY 23/261

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What are Dulux Soft Maplewood 1 undertones?
Is Soft Maplewood 1 10YY 23/261 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Soft Maplewood 1
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	10YY 23/261
Name:	Soft Maplewood 1
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Soft Maplewood 1?

Dulux Soft Maplewood 1 10YY 23/261 is a mid-depth golden brown with a clear yellow-ochre cast. Its warmth is noticeable without becoming bright, giving walls a grounded, sun-baked appearance. In strong natural light, Soft Maplewood 1 can show more of its honeyed gold; under lower or warmer artificial light, it settles into a deeper brown. It suits dining rooms, studies, hallways, and feature walls where a richer neutral is wanted. Pair this shade with warm ivory, muted clay, charcoal, dark bronze hardware, and natural oak or walnut finishes.

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What are Dulux Soft Maplewood 1 undertones?

Soft Maplewood 1 is a midtone, soft ochre-brown. 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:

#9C7851

RGB code:

156, 120, 81

Is Dulux Soft Maplewood 1 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 31°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

10YY 23/261 Soft Maplewood 1 HSL code: 31, 32%, 46%

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 Maplewood 1

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 brown shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Soft Maplewood 1:

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 Soft Maplewood 1 with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 211, such as Dulux Denim Drift and Steel Symphony 3.

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