Dulux Summer Medley 3

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What are Dulux Summer Medley 3 undertones?
Is Summer Medley 3 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Summer Medley 3
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

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Name:	Summer Medley 3
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Summer Medley 3?

Dulux Summer Medley 3 is a light, clear blue with a noticeable aqua cast, based on its #85CCDE color value. It reads cool and airy without becoming icy, with enough brightness to keep larger walls from feeling heavy. In daylight, this shade can appear fresh and lightly turquoise, while softer interior lighting may bring out its gentler blue side. Use it in bathrooms, laundry rooms, sunrooms, or bedrooms alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and sandy neutrals. Summer Medley 3 also makes a clean accent for cabinetry or a painted front door when paired with charcoal, off-white, or deep navy details.

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What are Dulux Summer Medley 3 undertones?

Summer Medley 3 is a mid-light, soft light blue-green. The HEX sample leans teal; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#85CCDE

RGB code:

133, 204, 222

Is Dulux Summer Medley 3 cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 192° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.

Summer Medley 3 HSL code: 192, 57%, 70%

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 Summer Medley 3

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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Summer Medley 3:

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

Summer Medley 3

Darker shades

Summer Medley 3

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 Summer Medley 3 with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 12, such as Dulux Blush Noisette 2 and Blush Noisette 3.

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