Behr Autumn Ashes MQ1-41
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| Code: | MQ1-41 |
| Name: | Autumn Ashes |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Autumn Ashes?
Behr Autumn Ashes MQ1-41 is a muted, medium-depth gray-brown with a soft rosy cast. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded and earthy rather than overtly pink or red. In bright daylight, the gray aspect is more apparent, while warmer evening lighting can bring out its subtle clay-like warmth. It suits dining rooms, bedrooms, and powder rooms where a darker neutral can add definition without reading as stark. Pair Autumn Ashes with creamy off-whites, charcoal accents, natural oak, linen upholstery, and brushed brass or aged bronze hardware.
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What are Behr Autumn Ashes undertones?
Autumn Ashes is a midtone, very muted earthy brown. The HEX sample has a subtle red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear red. 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:
129, 107, 104
Is Behr Autumn Ashes cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 7°, this dark purple reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ1-41 Autumn Ashes HSL code: 7, 11%, 46%
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 Autumn Ashes
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 dark purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Autumn Ashes:
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
MQ1-41
Autumn Ashes
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 Autumn Ashes with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 187, such as Behr Greenwich Village and Oceanic Climate.
LRV of Autumn Ashes
Autumn Ashes has an LRV of 16.74% 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 16.74%, 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 | #816b68 |
| RGB Decimal | 129, 107, 104 |
| RGB Percent | 50.59%, 41.96%, 40.78% |
| HSV | Hue: 7° Saturation: 19.38% Value: 50.59% |
| HSL | hsl(7, 11, 46) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 17.05 Yellow: 19.38 Key: 49.41 |
| YIQ | Y: 113.236 I: 14.074 Q: 3.72 |
| XYZ | X: 16.809 Y: 16.183 Z: 15.331 |
| CIE Lab | L:47.213 a:8.186 b:4.94 |
| CIE Luv | L:47.213 u:13.639 v:5.117 |
| Decimal | 8481640 |
| Hunter Lab | 40.228, 4.19, 5.563 |
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