Dulux Steel Parade

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Dulux Steel Parade reviews (8 photos)
What are Dulux Steel Parade undertones?
Is Steel Parade cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Steel Parade
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

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Name:	Steel Parade
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Steel Parade?

Dulux Steel Parade is a pale, muted blue-grey with a cool cast and a gently softened, low-saturation finish. Its light-to-mid depth keeps it airy on broad walls, while the blue undertone is more noticeable beside warm white trim or natural oak. In daylight, Steel Parade can read as a clean misty grey-blue; under warmer lamps, it tends to settle into a quieter grey. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, utility spaces, and calm living rooms, especially with off-white, charcoal, brushed nickel, pale timber, or soft stone surfaces. Use it on cabinetry or a feature wall when you want definition without the visual weight of a dark navy or slate.

Dulux Steel Parade reviews (8 photos)

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What are Dulux Steel Parade undertones?

Steel Parade is a mid-light, very muted blue-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#ADB9BF

RGB code:

173, 185, 191

Is Dulux Steel Parade cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 200°, this Grey reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

Steel Parade HSL code: 200, 12%, 71%

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 Steel Parade

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 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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Steel Parade:

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

Steel Parade

Darker shades

Steel Parade

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 Steel Parade with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 20, such as Dulux Cocoa Blush 5 and Chalk Blush 3.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#ADB9BF
RGB Decimal	173, 185, 191
RGB Percent	67.84%, 72.55%, 74.90%
HSV	Hue: 200° Saturation: 9.42% Value: 74.9%
HSL	hsl(200, 12, 71)
CMYK	Cyan: 9.42 Magenta: 3.14 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 25.1
YIQ	Y: 182.096 I: -9.079 Q: -0.671
XYZ	X: 43.984 Y: 47.343 Z: 56.097
CIE Lab	L:74.409 a:-2.951 b:-4.456
CIE Luv	L:74.409 u:-6.876 v:-6.203
Decimal	11385279
Hunter Lab	68.806, -6.307, -0.174