Dulux Spiced Terracotta

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What are Dulux Spiced Terracotta undertones?
Is Spiced Terracotta cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Spiced Terracotta
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

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Name:	Spiced Terracotta
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Spiced Terracotta?

Dulux Spiced Terracotta is a mid-depth, earthy orange-brown with a noticeable baked-clay warmth. Its #BB7546 color value reads as softly muted rather than bright, keeping the orange presence grounded with brown undertones. In strong daylight, this shade can appear warmer and more coppery, while lower or cooler light brings out its deeper clay-brown side. It has enough depth for a dining room, hallway, or living-room feature wall, and can also give cabinetry a substantial, painted finish. Pair Spiced Terracotta with chalky off-whites, warm beige, olive greens, natural oak, linen, and aged brass for a material-led interior scheme.

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What are Dulux Spiced Terracotta undertones?

Spiced Terracotta is a midtone, soft 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:

#BB7546

RGB code:

187, 117, 70

Is Dulux Spiced Terracotta cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 24° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.

Spiced Terracotta HSL code: 24, 46%, 50%

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 Spiced Terracotta

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 Red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Spiced Terracotta:

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

Spiced Terracotta

Darker shades

Spiced Terracotta

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 Spiced Terracotta with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 204, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.

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