Dulux Thimble Case / Gentle Moon / 30YY 68/024

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Dulux Thimble Case reviews (11 photos)
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	30YY 68/024
Name:	Thimble Case
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Thimble Case?

Dulux Thimble Case 30YY 68/024 is a light, muted off-white with a gentle warm-grey cast. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overtly beige, while the slight yellow warmth prevents the color from feeling stark or icy. In bright natural light, Thimble Case appears softly pale and clean; under warmer evening lighting, its creamy beige notes become more noticeable. It is well suited to living room, bedroom, and hallway walls where a quiet neutral backdrop is wanted. Pair it with chalky whites, natural oak, linen upholstery, muted clay tones, or dark charcoal details for definition.

Thimble Case for bedroom (3 photos)

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Thimble Case for living room

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Dulux Thimble Case reviews (11 photos)

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What are Dulux Thimble Case undertones?

Thimble Case is a light, near-neutral light 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:

#D8D4CE

RGB code:

216, 212, 206

Is Dulux Thimble Case cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 36°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.

30YY 68/024 Thimble Case HSL code: 36, 11%, 83%

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 Thimble Case

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Thimble Case:

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 Thimble Case with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Dulux Denim Drift and Steel Symphony 3.

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Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#D8D4CE
RGB Decimal	216, 212, 206
RGB Percent	84.71%, 83.14%, 80.78%
HSV	Hue: 36° Saturation: 4.63% Value: 84.71%
HSL	hsl(36, 11, 83)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.85 Yellow: 4.63 Key: 15.29
YIQ	Y: 212.512 I: 4.312 Q: -1.021
XYZ	X: 63.001 Y: 66.142 Z: 67.824
CIE Lab	L:85.069 a:0.31 b:3.451
CIE Luv	L:85.069 u:2.635 v:5.123
Decimal	14210254
Hunter Lab	81.328, -4.049, 7.485