Dulux Vanilla Mist 1 40YY 83/021

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What are Dulux Vanilla Mist 1 undertones?
Is Vanilla Mist 1 40YY 83/021 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Vanilla Mist 1
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	40YY 83/021
Name:	Vanilla Mist 1
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Vanilla Mist 1?

Dulux Vanilla Mist 1 40YY 83/021 is a very light off-white with a soft, muted warmth and a faint creamy-beige cast. Its low saturation keeps it from reading strongly yellow, so it can look close to a gentle warm grey-white in cooler daylight. In sunnier rooms or under warm bulbs, Vanilla Mist 1 shows more of its subtle ivory character. It is well suited to full walls and ceilings in bedrooms, hallways, or living areas where a bright finish is wanted without the sharpness of pure white. Pair it with pale oak, linen upholstery, brushed brass, soft stone, and deeper taupe or charcoal accents for definition.

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What are Dulux Vanilla Mist 1 undertones?

Vanilla Mist 1 is a near-white, near-neutral neutral off-white. 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:

#EBE8E1

RGB code:

235, 232, 225

Is Dulux Vanilla Mist 1 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 42°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

40YY 83/021 Vanilla Mist 1 HSL code: 42, 20%, 90%

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 Vanilla Mist 1

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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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 Vanilla Mist 1:

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 Vanilla Mist 1 with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 222, such as Dulux Mystic Mauve 6 and Moon Waves 6.

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#EBE8E1
RGB Decimal	235, 232, 225
RGB Percent	92.16%, 90.98%, 88.24%
HSV	Hue: 42° Saturation: 4.26% Value: 92.16%
HSL	hsl(42, 20, 90)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.28 Yellow: 4.26 Key: 7.84
YIQ	Y: 232.099 I: 4.037 Q: -1.544
XYZ	X: 76.705 Y: 80.812 Z: 82.771
CIE Lab	L:92.048 a:-0.211 b:3.759
CIE Luv	L:92.048 u:2.103 v:5.747
Decimal	15460577
Hunter Lab	89.895, -5.008, 8.336