Behr Alter Ego N550-6
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| Code: | N550-6 |
| Name: | Alter Ego |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Alter Ego?
Behr Alter Ego N550-6 is a deep, muted gray with a noticeable violet cast that keeps it from reading as flat charcoal. Its medium-dark value gives walls definition without becoming as heavy as black or near-black paint. In daylight, the purple-gray undertone is clearer, while lower or warmer light can make the shade appear softer and more charcoal-like. Use it in a dining room, study, or bedroom for grounded color, or reserve it for cabinetry and interior doors against pale greige or soft white walls. Light oak, walnut, brushed nickel, black metal, and dusty lavender textiles all complement this color’s cool, subdued character.
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What are Behr Alter Ego undertones?
Alter Ego is a midtone, very muted plum-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle purple bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear purple. Warm light may bring out its red or mauve side, while cool daylight can make the violet direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
105, 101, 109
Is Behr Alter Ego cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 270°, this black shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.
N550-6 Alter Ego HSL code: 270, 4%, 41%
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 Alter Ego
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 black shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Alter Ego:
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.
Darker shades
N550-6
Alter Ego
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 Alter Ego with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 90, such as Behr Summer Green and Shy Green.
LRV of Alter Ego
Alter Ego has an LRV of 13.75% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 13.75%, 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 | #69656d |
| RGB Decimal | 105, 101, 109 |
| RGB Percent | 41.18%, 39.61%, 42.75% |
| HSV | Hue: 270° Saturation: 7.34% Value: 42.75% |
| HSL | hsl(270, 4, 41) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 3.67 Magenta: 7.34 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 57.25 |
| YIQ | Y: 103.108 I: -0.187 Q: 3.336 |
| XYZ | X: 13.239 Y: 13.415 Z: 16.356 |
| CIE Lab | L:43.382 a:3.229 b:-3.934 |
| CIE Luv | L:43.382 u:1.754 v:-5.75 |
| Decimal | 6907245 |
| Hunter Lab | 36.626, 0.425, -0.838 |
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