Dulux Wholemeal Honey 3 90YR 46/346

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What are Dulux Wholemeal Honey 3 undertones?
Is Wholemeal Honey 3 90YR 46/346 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Wholemeal Honey 3
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	90YR 46/346
Name:	Wholemeal Honey 3
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Wholemeal Honey 3?

Dulux Wholemeal Honey 3 90YR 46/346 is a warm mid-tone shade with a clear honeyed peach and soft terracotta cast. Its moderate depth gives walls noticeable color without making a room feel overly dark, especially in spaces with good daylight. In cooler light, this color can read more like a muted clay beige, while warm afternoon or lamp light brings out its orange-gold undertones. Use it on living room, dining room, or hallway walls with creamy off-whites, warm putty neutrals, natural oak, rattan, and linen upholstery. For contrast, pair Wholemeal Honey 3 with muted olive greens, dusty blue-greys, or deep brown-black accents.

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What are Dulux Wholemeal Honey 3 undertones?

Wholemeal Honey 3 is a mid-light, soft caramel orange. The HEX sample leans 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:

#E0A678

RGB code:

224, 166, 120

Is Dulux Wholemeal Honey 3 cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 27° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.

90YR 46/346 Wholemeal Honey 3 HSL code: 27, 63%, 67%

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 Wholemeal Honey 3

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 Wholemeal Honey 3:

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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Wholemeal Honey 3

Darker shades

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Wholemeal Honey 3

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 Wholemeal Honey 3 with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 207, such as Dulux Winter Teal 6 and Azure Fusion 1.

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