Dulux Stormy Retreat
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| Name: | Stormy Retreat |
| Brand: | Dulux |
What color is Dulux Stormy Retreat?
Let’s dive into a full Stormy Retreat paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful Stormy Retreat. Find out if this gorgeous warm grey paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.
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What are Dulux Stormy Retreat undertones?
Stormy Retreat has 0% saturation, so it’s a true neutral (gray). Neutrals don’t have a clear hue-based undertone, because there’s no hue to extract.
HEX value:
#666665
RGB code:
102, 102, 101
Is Dulux Stormy Retreat cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 60°, this black shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.
Stormy Retreat HSL code: 60, 0%, 40%
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 Retreat
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 (Kelvins).
Use the slider to see how this black shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Stormy Retreat:
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
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 Retreat with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 240, such as Dulux Fragrant Cloud 5 and Lilac Heather 5.
Color codes
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| Format | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #666665 |  |
| RGB Decimal | 102, 102, 101 | |
| RGB Percent | 40.00%, 40.00%, 39.61% | |
| HSV | Hue: 60° Saturation: 0.98% Value: 40.0% | |
| HSL | hsl(60, 0, 40) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.98 Key: 60.0 | |
| YIQ | Y: 101.886 I: 0.321 Q: -0.311 | |
| XYZ | X: 12.579 Y: 13.267 Z: 14.207 | |
| CIE Lab | L:43.163 a:-0.207 b:0.566 | |
| CIE Luv | L:43.163 u:0.055 v:0.773 | |
| Decimal | 6710885 | |
| Hunter Lab | 36.424, -2.096, 2.372 | |
Dulux Stormy Retreat
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