Dulux Soft Vanilla / Lemon Chiffon 5 / 58YY 88/180
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| Code: | 58YY 88/180 |
| Name: | Soft Vanilla |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Soft Vanilla?
Dulux Soft Vanilla 58YY 88/180 is a very light, creamy yellow with a clear warm cast and a softly muted finish. Its pale value keeps walls bright without reading as stark white, while the yellow undertone gives it more presence than a neutral cream. In daylight, this color can look airy and lightly buttery; under warm evening bulbs, it is likely to deepen into a fuller vanilla-cream appearance. Use it in kitchens, north-facing bedrooms, or living areas where a little visual warmth is welcome. Pair Soft Vanilla with natural oak, woven linen, aged brass, soft white trim, or grounded accents in olive green and clay.
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What are Dulux Soft Vanilla undertones?
Soft Vanilla is a near-white, muted warm cream. 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:
RGB code:
247, 233, 197
Is Dulux Soft Vanilla cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 43° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
58YY 88/180 Soft Vanilla HSL code: 43, 76%, 87%
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 Vanilla
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Soft Vanilla:
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
58YY 88/180
Soft Vanilla
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 Vanilla with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 223, such as Dulux Morning Jewel 1 and Fantasy Land.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #F7E9C5 |
| RGB Decimal | 247, 233, 197 |
| RGB Percent | 96.86%, 91.37%, 77.25% |
| HSV | Hue: 43° Saturation: 20.24% Value: 96.86% |
| HSL | hsl(43, 76, 87) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.67 Yellow: 20.24 Key: 3.14 |
| YIQ | Y: 233.082 I: 19.911 Q: -8.242 |
| XYZ | X: 77.574 Y: 82.085 Z: 64.566 |
| CIE Lab | L:92.612 a:-0.893 b:19.236 |
| CIE Luv | L:92.612 u:10.442 v:28.099 |
| Decimal | 16247237 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.601, -5.717, 21.168 |
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