Dulux Smoke Grey / Steel Symphony 2 / 90BG 30/073

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Smoke Grey for bedroom (3 photos)
Smoke Grey for living room (1 photo)
Dulux 90BG 30/073 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Dulux Smoke Grey reviews (1 photo)
What are Dulux Smoke Grey undertones?
Is Smoke Grey 90BG 30/073 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Smoke Grey
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Smoke Grey 90BG 30/073
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	90BG 30/073
Name:	Smoke Grey
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Smoke Grey?

Dulux Smoke Grey 90BG 30/073 is a muted mid-tone blue-grey with a gently cool, softened cast. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded and usable, reading more like weathered slate than a sharp, icy grey. In daylight, the blue-grey character is likely to appear clearer, while warmer artificial lighting can make it feel quieter and more neutral. Smoke Grey suits bedrooms, studies, and living-room walls, particularly alongside pale oak, brushed nickel, charcoal textiles, and off-white trim. It can also give kitchen cabinetry or a painted exterior door a restrained contrast without becoming overly dark.

Smoke Grey for bedroom (3 photos)

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing blue shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

Smoke Grey for living room

Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space

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Dulux 90BG 30/073 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool blue hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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Dulux Smoke Grey reviews

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What are Dulux Smoke Grey undertones?

Smoke Grey is a midtone, 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:

#84939C

RGB code:

132, 147, 156

Is Dulux Smoke Grey cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 203°, this Blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

90BG 30/073 Smoke Grey HSL code: 203, 11%, 56%

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 Smoke Grey

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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Smoke Grey:

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

90BG 30/073
Smoke Grey

Darker shades

90BG 30/073
Smoke Grey

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 Smoke Grey with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 23, such as Dulux Cocoa Blush 5 and Chalk Blush 3.

90BG 30/073
Smoke Grey

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LRV of Smoke Grey

Smoke Grey has an LRV of 27.88% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).

Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 27.88%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft² living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#84939c
RGB Decimal	132, 147, 156
RGB Percent	51.76%, 57.65%, 61.18%
HSV	Hue: 203° Saturation: 15.38% Value: 61.18%
HSL	hsl(203, 11, 56)
CMYK	Cyan: 15.38 Magenta: 5.77 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 38.82
YIQ	Y: 143.541 I: -11.831 Q: -0.372
XYZ	X: 25.948 Y: 28.173 Z: 35.514
CIE Lab	L:60.044 a:-3.418 b:-6.56
CIE Luv	L:60.044 u:-8.471 v:-9.015
Decimal	8688540
Hunter Lab	53.078, -5.623, -2.516