Dulux Sweet Wafer

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

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Name:	Sweet Wafer
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Sweet Wafer?

Dulux Sweet Wafer is a light, muted beige with warm sandy and softly peach-toned undertones. Its mid-light depth gives walls more presence than an off-white while keeping the overall effect gentle and open. In bright daylight, the color can read as a creamy biscuit beige; under warmer evening lighting, its golden warmth becomes more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and dining spaces where a grounded neutral is wanted without a grey cast. Pair Sweet Wafer with chalky whites, warm taupes, terracotta accents, natural oak, rattan, and brushed brass for a cohesive palette.

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What are Dulux Sweet Wafer undertones?

Sweet Wafer is a mid-light, soft 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:

#DBBB93

RGB code:

219, 187, 147

Is Dulux Sweet Wafer cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 33° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.

Sweet Wafer HSL code: 33, 50%, 72%

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 Sweet Wafer

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 Red shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Sweet Wafer:

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

Sweet Wafer

Darker shades

Sweet Wafer

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 Sweet Wafer with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Dulux Denim Drift and Steel Symphony 3.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#DBBB93
RGB Decimal	219, 187, 147
RGB Percent	85.88%, 73.33%, 57.65%
HSV	Hue: 33° Saturation: 32.88% Value: 85.88%
HSL	hsl(33, 50, 72)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 14.61 Yellow: 32.88 Key: 14.12
YIQ	Y: 192.008 I: 31.923 Q: -5.679
XYZ	X: 52.251 Y: 52.709 Z: 35.018
CIE Lab	L:77.703 a:5.702 b:24.53
CIE Luv	L:77.703 u:22.87 v:32.424
Decimal	14400403
Hunter Lab	72.601, 1.413, 22.224