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About Soft Steel
Soft Steel is a balanced, medium-dark gray with cool undertones. This cool shade has an LRV of 10 and absorbs most light, making it ideal for creating intimate, cozy atmospheres or as an accent.
One shade lighter or darker
The nearest Dulux Australia colors with the same hue and saturation as Soft Steel, a visible step lighter or darker.
Color Specifications
- Name
- Soft Steel
- Brand
- Dulux Australia
- Code
- S39B8
- Hex
- #404954
- RGB
- 64, 73, 84
- HSL
- 213, 14%, 29%
- CMYK
- 24, 13, 0, 67Approximate — screen to print
- Lab
- 30.6, -0.8, -7.7
- CSS
- --dulux-australia-soft-steel
- LRV
- 10 (Dark)
- Undertone
- Cool
- Temperature
- cool
- Family
- gray
- Interior
- Yes
- Exterior
- Yes
- Finishes
- flatlow-sheensemi-gloss
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Ranked by Delta E 2000. Under 1.0 looks the same on the wall.
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