Dulux Tea Story

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Name:Tea Story
Brand:Dulux
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What color is Dulux Tea Story?

Let’s dive into a full Tea Story paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful Tea Story. Find out if this gorgeous warm grey paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.

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What are Dulux Tea Story undertones?

Tea Story has a clear red undertone based on its position in the color space. We identify undertones by isolating the pure hue (separating it from lightness and saturation), which avoids distortions caused by tints, tones, and shades.
This method is generally more reliable than judging undertones on a white background.

HEX value:

#D5CCC4

RGB code:

213, 204, 196

Is Dulux Tea Story cool or warm?

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Color wheel

With a hue of 28°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

Tea Story HSL code: 28, 17%, 80%

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.

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How light temperature affects Tea Story

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

In addition, natural‑light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange‑redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange‑yellowAll day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color‑temperature (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 Tea Story:

Monochromatic color scheme

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

Darker shades

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Complementary color scheme

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 Tea Story with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 208, such as Dulux Atlantic Surf 6 and Sapphire Splendour.

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Color codes

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HEX#D5CCC4Copy color code
RGB Decimal213, 204, 196Copy color code
RGB Percent83.53%, 80.00%, 76.86%Copy color code
HSVHue: 28° Saturation: 7.98% Value: 83.53%Copy color code
HSLhsl(28, 17, 80)Copy color code
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.23 Yellow: 7.98 Key: 16.47Copy color code
YIQY: 205.779 I: 7.934 Q: -0.586Copy color code
XYZX: 58.995 Y: 61.318 Z: 60.937Copy color code
CIE LabL:82.549 a:1.729 b:5.095Copy color code
CIE LuvL:82.549 u:5.705 v:7.255Copy color code
Decimal14011588Copy color code
Hunter Lab78.306, -2.554, 8.675Copy color code
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