Dulux Winter Teal 1 70BG 18/156

Contents

show +hide -

What are Dulux Winter Teal 1 undertones?
Is Winter Teal 1 70BG 18/156 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Winter Teal 1
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	70BG 18/156
Name:	Winter Teal 1
Brand:	Dulux

What color is Dulux Winter Teal 1?

Dulux Winter Teal 1 70BG 18/156 is a mid-depth blue-green with a distinctly cool, lightly muted cast. Its #4E7887 value reads more blue than green, giving it a clear, weathered-teal appearance rather than a bright aquatic one. On broad walls, Winter Teal 1 can bring useful depth to a bathroom, study, or north-facing living room, while daylight reveals its blue undertone more clearly. It is also well suited to kitchen cabinetry or a painted interior door where a stronger color can be contained. Pair it with soft off-whites, pale grey stone, natural oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal details for a grounded palette.

Try before you buy

100% accurate
reusable paint samples

Peel, stick,
and repeat

Twice painted
with real paint

Next day
delivery

Shop now

What are Dulux Winter Teal 1 undertones?

Winter Teal 1 is a midtone, muted slate blue. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#4E7887

RGB code:

78, 120, 135

Is Dulux Winter Teal 1 cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 196°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

70BG 18/156 Winter Teal 1 HSL code: 196, 27%, 42%

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 Winter Teal 1

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

4000K

2000K

3000K

4000K

5000K

6000K

7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Dulux Winter Teal 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

70BG 18/156
Winter Teal 1

Darker shades

70BG 18/156
Winter Teal 1

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 Winter Teal 1 with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 16, such as Dulux Soft Cinnebar 4 and Cocoa Blush 5.

70BG 18/156
Winter Teal 1

Compare
Dulux
Winter Teal 1 70BG 18/156
to any other colors

Dulux
Winter Teal 1 70BG 18/156
color equivalents

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	#4E7887
RGB Decimal	78, 120, 135
RGB Percent	30.59%, 47.06%, 52.94%
HSV	Hue: 196° Saturation: 42.22% Value: 52.94%
HSL	hsl(196, 27, 42)
CMYK	Cyan: 42.22 Magenta: 11.11 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 47.06
YIQ	Y: 109.152 I: -29.848 Q: -4.217
XYZ	X: 14.23 Y: 16.801 Z: 25.408
CIE Lab	L:48.008 a:-10.403 b:-12.772
CIE Luv	L:48.008 u:-19.746 v:-16.733
Decimal	5142663
Hunter Lab	40.989, -9.763, -8.06