Dulux Soft Moss 5 10GY 83/125

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Code:10GY 83/125
Name:Soft Moss 5
Brand:Dulux

What color is Dulux Soft Moss 5?

Dulux Soft Moss 5 10GY 83/125 is a very light, muted yellow-green with a soft chalky cast. Its low saturation keeps the color close to an off-white, while the green undertone gives it more character than a standard cream. In daylight, Soft Moss 5 can read as a gentle pale green; warmer bulbs are likely to draw out its subtle yellow note. It suits broad wall areas in kitchens, bedrooms, or quiet living spaces, especially alongside warm white trim, pale oak, linen, and muted grey-green accents.

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What are Dulux Soft Moss 5 undertones?

Soft Moss 5 is a near-white, muted cream. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:

#E7E9CF

RGB code:

231, 233, 207

Is Dulux Soft Moss 5 cool or warm?

warm
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Color wheel

With a hue of 65°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

10GY 83/125 Soft Moss 5 HSL code: 65, 37%, 86%

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 Moss 5

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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Morning
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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll 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 Dulux Soft Moss 5:

Monochromatic color scheme

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

Darker shades

10GY 83/125
Soft Moss 5

Complementary color scheme

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 Moss 5 with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 245, such as Dulux Fragrant Cloud 5 and Lilac Heather 5.

Color codes

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FormatCode
HEX#E7E9CF
RGB Decimal231, 233, 207
RGB Percent90.59%, 91.37%, 81.18%
HSVHue: 65° Saturation: 11.16% Value: 91.37%
HSLhsl(65, 37, 86)
CMYKCyan: 0.86 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 11.16 Key: 8.63
YIQY: 229.438 I: 7.163 Q: -8.514
XYZX: 73.354 Y: 79.772 Z: 70.548
CIE LabL:91.583 a:-5.085 b:12.424
CIE LuvL:91.583 u:0.242 v:19.344
Decimal15198671
Hunter Lab89.315, -9.701, 15.689

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