Sunbaked Terracotta vs Antique Yellow
Where Sunbaked Terracotta belongs to Dulux's range, Antique Yellow is a Jotun color. Hue-wise, Sunbaked Terracotta belongs to the beige family and Antique Yellow to the beige-yellow family. Sunbaked Terracotta (LRV 53) reflects noticeably more light than Antique Yellow (LRV 49), a difference of 4 points that becomes especially apparent in rooms with limited natural light. Both lean warm, so they'll behave similarly in mixed or changing light conditions. The ΔE 6.9 gap is real but not dramatic — close enough to use together, distinct enough to matter as a choice. Below you'll find 2 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Sunbaked Terracotta vs Antique Yellow in Real Spaces
2 real rooms side by side. Sunbaked Terracotta and Antique Yellow are close enough that the difference can be hard to judge from a chip alone — these photos show how each reads at scale, across different spaces and lighting conditions.
Living Room
In a living room, color works across both daylight and evening light — the same wall can read very differently at noon and at 8pm. The brightness difference is modest but present — Sunbaked Terracotta gives the walls a little more lift.
Bathroom
Bathrooms are one of the few spaces where you're genuinely enclosed by the paint color, which makes the choice between these two more consequential. Sunbaked Terracotta reads slightly lighter here — a subtle but real difference in how open the space feels.
Color Details
Sunbaked Terracotta vs Antique Yellow Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Sunbaked Terracotta on one side and Antique Yellow on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
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