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Terracotta Light

TLX-1166

Hex
#CEC5BE
RGB
206, 197, 190
LRV
57
Tone
Light

At LRV 57 it holds colour without darkening a room, which makes it a dependable choice for a full elevation or a whole interior.

TLX-1166#CEC5BE

The Terracotta range

Six depths of one colour

Terracotta Light on a wall

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

Exterior elevation painted in Terracotta 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 Terracotta 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 Terracotta 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 Terracotta Light at its exact hex value, #CEC5BE. Surfaces, light and materials are unretouched. Screens vary — order a sample before committing to a colour.

Questions people ask about Terracotta Light

What is the LRV of Terracotta Light (TLX-1166)?

At LRV 57 it reflects most of the light that reaches it, so it keeps rooms bright and stays cooler than a deep shade on a sunlit Kerala elevation.

Is Terracotta Light a warm or a cool colour?

Terracotta Light is close to neutral. It takes its warmth from the light around it, so it shifts through the day and is one of the easier shades to live with.

What are the hex and RGB values for Terracotta Light?

Terracotta Light is #CEC5BE in hex, which is RGB 206, 197, 190. It sits in the Turbolux neutral family at light depth.

Which Turbolux paints can be mixed in Terracotta Light?

Terracotta 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 Terracotta Light is mixed into

Any Turbolux dealer tints these ranges to TLX-1166 at the counter.

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