Dulux Sun Dust 5 30YY 69/216

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What are Dulux Sun Dust 5 undertones?
Is Sun Dust 5 30YY 69/216 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Sun Dust 5
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	30YY 69/216
Name:	Sun Dust 5
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Sun Dust 5?

Dulux Sun Dust 5 30YY 69/216 is a light, sun-warmed beige with a noticeable peachy yellow cast. Its high lightness keeps it airy on broad walls, while the warm undertone gives it more presence than a plain cream. In direct daylight, this color can read as a pale honeyed sand; under warm evening lamps, its apricot-beige side becomes more apparent. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and north-facing spaces that benefit from a little visual warmth. Pair Sun Dust 5 with chalky off-whites, muted terracotta, warm oak, rattan, or brushed brass for a grounded, natural-looking scheme.

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What are Dulux Sun Dust 5 undertones?

Sun Dust 5 is a light, muted golden beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#EFD5AE

RGB code:

239, 213, 174

Is Dulux Sun Dust 5 cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 36° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

30YY 69/216 Sun Dust 5 HSL code: 36, 67%, 81%

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 Sun Dust 5

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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Sun Dust 5:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Sun Dust 5 with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Dulux Faded Sky and Night Seas.

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