Dulux Treacle Tart 6 90YR 83/053

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What are Dulux Treacle Tart 6 undertones?
Is Treacle Tart 6 90YR 83/053 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Treacle Tart 6
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	90YR 83/053
Name:	Treacle Tart 6
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Treacle Tart 6?

Dulux Treacle Tart 6 90YR 83/053 is a very light, warm off-white with a soft blush-beige cast. Its #F2E6DE value gives it a gently rosy warmth rather than the sharper yellow note found in many cream paints. In bright daylight, Treacle Tart 6 can read as a clean pale neutral, while evening lighting is likely to bring out its muted peach-pink undertone. Use it across bedroom or living room walls where a faint touch of warmth is wanted without making the room feel strongly colored. It pairs naturally with chalky whites, warm oak, linen upholstery, terracotta details, and subdued brown-grey accents.

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What are Dulux Treacle Tart 6 undertones?

Treacle Tart 6 is a near-white, very muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. 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:

#F2E6DE

RGB code:

242, 230, 222

Is Dulux Treacle Tart 6 cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 24° on the HSL hue wheel, this Beige sits firmly on the warm side.

90YR 83/053 Treacle Tart 6 HSL code: 24, 43%, 91%

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 Treacle Tart 6

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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Treacle Tart 6:

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

90YR 83/053
Treacle Tart 6

Darker shades

90YR 83/053
Treacle Tart 6

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 Treacle Tart 6 with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 204, such as Dulux Misty Morning and Denim Drift.

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