Dulux Stormy Haze / Imperial Mauve 3
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| Name: | Stormy Haze |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Stormy Haze?
Dulux Stormy Haze is a light, muted blue-grey with a distinctly cool cast and soft greyed-down saturation. Its pale value keeps it airy on broad walls, while the blue undertone gives it more presence than a standard neutral grey. In daylight, Stormy Haze can read as a clean misty grey-blue; under warm evening lamps, its grey side tends to come forward. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and home offices, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal details. For cabinetry or an accent wall, pair this shade with warmer off-whites or natural wood to prevent the overall scheme from feeling too cold.
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What are Dulux Stormy Haze undertones?
Stormy Haze 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:
RGB code:
177, 182, 196
Is Dulux Stormy Haze cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 224°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
Stormy Haze HSL code: 224, 14%, 73%
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 Stormy Haze
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Stormy Haze:
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
Stormy Haze
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 Stormy Haze with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 44, such as Dulux Vintage Coins and Nordic Bliss.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #B1B6C4 |
| RGB Decimal | 177, 182, 196 |
| RGB Percent | 69.41%, 71.37%, 76.86% |
| HSV | Hue: 224° Saturation: 9.69% Value: 76.86% |
| HSL | hsl(224, 14, 73) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 9.69 Magenta: 7.14 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 23.14 |
| YIQ | Y: 182.101 I: -7.478 Q: 3.299 |
| XYZ | X: 44.82 Y: 46.788 Z: 58.879 |
| CIE Lab | L:74.054 a:1.015 b:-7.676 |
| CIE Luv | L:74.054 u:-3.524 v:-11.796 |
| Decimal | 11646660 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.402, -2.741, -3.155 |
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