Behr Ashen Tan N220-2

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Ashen Tan for bedroom (1 photo)
Ashen Tan for living room (3 photos)
Behr Ashen Tan for bathroom (5 photos)
Behr N220-2 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
Behr Ashen Tan reviews (8 photos)
What are Behr Ashen Tan undertones?
Is Ashen Tan N220-2 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Ashen Tan
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Ashen Tan N220-2
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	N220-2
Name:	Ashen Tan
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Ashen Tan?

Behr Ashen Tan N220-2 is a light, muted beige with a soft gray cast that keeps it from reading overly creamy. Its gentle warmth is most noticeable in daylight, while lower or cooler lighting can bring forward its subdued taupe-gray side. This shade makes a practical whole-wall color for living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a pale neutral is wanted without a stark white effect. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, and matte black or aged bronze hardware for contrast. Ashen Tan can also suit cabinetry or exterior siding when surrounded by clean off-whites and deeper charcoal accents.

Ashen Tan for bedroom

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing beige shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm light paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Ashen Tan for living room (3 photos)

Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space

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Behr N220-2 for bathroom (5 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully warm light beige real bathrooms.

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Behr N220-2 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm beige hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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Behr Ashen Tan reviews (8 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Behr Ashen Tan undertones?

Ashen Tan is a light, very muted sandy beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:

#D3CABF

RGB code:

211, 202, 191

Is Behr Ashen Tan cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 33°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

N220-2 Ashen Tan HSL code: 33, 19%, 79%

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 Ashen Tan

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Ashen Tan:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Ashen Tan with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.

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LRV of Ashen Tan

Ashen Tan has an LRV of 59.92% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 59.92%, 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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Format	Code
HEX	#d3cabf
RGB Decimal	211, 202, 191
RGB Percent	82.75%, 79.22%, 74.90%
HSV	Hue: 33° Saturation: 9.48% Value: 82.75%
HSL	hsl(33, 19, 79)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.27 Yellow: 9.48 Key: 17.25
YIQ	Y: 203.437 I: 8.898 Q: -1.519
XYZ	X: 57.387 Y: 59.852 Z: 57.806
CIE Lab	L:81.758 a:1.229 b:6.603
CIE Luv	L:81.758 u:5.903 v:9.523
Decimal	13879999
Hunter Lab	77.364, -2.981, 9.854