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Malabar Light

TLX-0554

Hex
#CFB1D9
RGB
207, 177, 217
LRV
50
Tone
Mid

At LRV 50 it holds colour without darkening a room, which makes it a dependable choice for a full elevation or a whole interior.

TLX-0554#CFB1D9

The Malabar range

Six depths of one colour

Malabar Light on a wall

Colour behaves differently with the light that hits it. The same shade, in three places.

Exterior elevation painted in Malabar Light
Exterior elevationFull sun into dusk, south-facingThe whole envelope in this shade, with white banding and a jaali screen breaking it up so the depth reads as architecture rather than weight.
Living room painted in Malabar Light
Living roomSoft indirect daylightCarried across a full interior wall. Against jute, oatmeal upholstery and teak you can judge how the shade behaves with warm furnishings.
Stairwell painted in Malabar Light
StairwellShadowed, north lightBoth walls up the stair. Low, indirect light is where a shade shows whether it holds its colour or goes muddy.

Photography repainted in Malabar Light at its exact hex value, #CFB1D9. Surfaces, light and materials are unretouched. Screens vary — order a sample before committing to a colour.

Questions people ask about Malabar Light

What is the LRV of Malabar Light (TLX-0554)?

At LRV 50 it holds colour without darkening a room, which makes it a dependable choice for a full elevation or a whole interior. It will absorb more heat than a pale shade on a wall that takes direct afternoon sun.

Is Malabar Light a warm or a cool colour?

Malabar Light is a cool shade. Cool colours recede visually, which makes a room feel more open and a long exterior wall look less dominant.

What are the hex and RGB values for Malabar Light?

Malabar Light is #CFB1D9 in hex, which is RGB 207, 177, 217. It sits in the Turbolux purple family at mid depth.

Which Turbolux paints can be mixed in Malabar Light?

Malabar Light can be tinted into the exterior emulsions — Alpha, Alpha Advanced, Alpha Titanium +, Barossa, Majestic, Maximus and More Life — and into Dew for interiors. Your Turbolux dealer mixes it at the counter.

Paints Malabar Light is mixed into

Any Turbolux dealer tints these ranges to TLX-0554 at the counter.

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