Dulux Stormy Retreat

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

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Name:	Stormy Retreat
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Stormy Retreat?

Dulux Stormy Retreat is a deep, low-saturation gray with an almost neutral cast and a softly softened charcoal appearance. Its balanced color value keeps it from reading stark, while the medium-dark depth gives walls clear definition. In bright daylight, this shade appears like a composed mid-charcoal gray; under lower or warmer lighting, it can look deeper and more shadowed. Use it in a study, dining room, hallway, or on cabinetry where a grounded backdrop is wanted without moving into near-black territory. Pair Stormy Retreat with off-white trim, pale oak, brushed metal, and muted stone finishes for a restrained, architectural look.

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What are Dulux Stormy Retreat undertones?

Stormy Retreat is a midtone, near-neutral charcoal gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

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.

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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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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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

Stormy Retreat

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.

Stormy Retreat

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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