Behr Almond Cookie S300-3
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| Code: | S300-3 |
| Name: | Almond Cookie |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Almond Cookie?
Behr Almond Cookie S300-3 is a light, warm beige with a noticeable sandy-gold cast rather than a cool gray base. Its soft, muted depth keeps it from reading stark on large walls, while daylight brings out its creamy warmth. In lower or warmer artificial light, Almond Cookie can appear a little richer and more tan. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a gentle neutral is wanted without the flatness of plain off-white. Pair it with crisp white trim, natural oak, woven textures, and muted olive or clay accents for an earthy, grounded palette.
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What are Behr Almond Cookie undertones?
Almond Cookie is a light, muted golden beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.
HEX value:
RGB code:
222, 196, 157
Is Behr Almond Cookie cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 36° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
S300-3 Almond Cookie HSL code: 36, 50%, 74%
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.
How light temperature affects Almond Cookie
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 sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Almond Cookie:
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
S300-3
Almond Cookie
Darker shades
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 Almond Cookie with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Almond Cookie
Almond Cookie has an LRV of 57.26% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 57.26%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #dec49d |
| RGB Decimal | 222, 196, 157 |
| RGB Percent | 87.06%, 76.86%, 61.57% |
| HSV | Hue: 36° Saturation: 29.28% Value: 87.06% |
| HSL | hsl(36, 50, 74) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.71 Yellow: 29.28 Key: 12.94 |
| YIQ | Y: 199.328 I: 28.026 Q: -6.637 |
| XYZ | X: 55.95 Y: 57.446 Z: 40.03 |
| CIE Lab | L:80.43 a:3.397 b:22.982 |
| CIE Luv | L:80.43 u:18.637 v:31.241 |
| Decimal | 14599325 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.793, -0.87, 21.741 |
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