Behr Avenue Tan HDC-AC-04
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| Code: | HDC-AC-04 |
| Name: | Avenue Tan |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Avenue Tan?
Behr Avenue Tan HDC-AC-04 is a light, muted tan with a softly warm, beige-based appearance. Its #d2c2b0 color value gives it a gentle, low-contrast look that can read slightly creamier in warm afternoon light and more subdued under cooler daylight. Avenue Tan suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and open-plan spaces where a pale neutral is needed without the starkness of white. Pair it with off-white trim, natural oak, woven linen, and warm stone for a layered finish. It can also provide a quiet wall color behind darker brown furniture or matte black accents.
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What are Behr Avenue Tan undertones?
Avenue Tan is a light, muted sandy 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:
210, 194, 176
Is Behr Avenue Tan cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 32°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HDC-AC-04 Avenue Tan HSL code: 32, 27%, 76%
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 Avenue Tan
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Avenue 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
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 Avenue Tan with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 212, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Avenue Tan
Avenue Tan has an LRV of 55.61% 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 55.61%, 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 | #d2c2b0 |
| RGB Decimal | 210, 194, 176 |
| RGB Percent | 82.35%, 76.08%, 69.02% |
| HSV | Hue: 32° Saturation: 16.19% Value: 82.35% |
| HSL | hsl(32, 27, 76) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.62 Yellow: 16.19 Key: 17.65 |
| YIQ | Y: 196.732 I: 15.319 Q: -2.217 |
| XYZ | X: 53.706 Y: 55.421 Z: 48.931 |
| CIE Lab | L:79.283 a:2.659 b:11.089 |
| CIE Luv | L:79.283 u:10.677 v:15.536 |
| Decimal | 13812400 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.445, -1.507, 13.142 |
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