Behr Baby Artichoke S330-1
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| Code: | S330-1 |
| Name: | Baby Artichoke |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Baby Artichoke?
Behr Baby Artichoke S330-1 is a light, muted beige with a soft yellow-cream cast. Its low saturation keeps the color gentle and airy rather than overtly golden, while the slightly earthy base prevents it from reading as stark white. In bright daylight, Baby Artichoke can appear closer to a pale warm ivory; lower or warmer lighting brings out its beige depth. It is well suited to living room, bedroom, or hallway walls, especially alongside natural oak, linen upholstery, woven textures, and off-white trim. Pair it with deeper olive greens, clay tones, or charcoal accents for contrast without disrupting its quiet warmth.
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What are Behr Baby Artichoke undertones?
Baby Artichoke is a light, very muted cream. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. 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:
233, 227, 206
Is Behr Baby Artichoke cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 47°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
S330-1 Baby Artichoke HSL code: 47, 38%, 86%
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 Baby Artichoke
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 Baby Artichoke:
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
S330-1
Baby Artichoke
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 Baby Artichoke with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 227, such as Behr Paparazzi Flash and Blue Aura.
LRV of Baby Artichoke
Baby Artichoke has an LRV of 76.25% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of 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 76.25%, 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 | #e9e3ce |
| RGB Decimal | 233, 227, 206 |
| RGB Percent | 91.37%, 89.02%, 80.78% |
| HSV | Hue: 47° Saturation: 11.59% Value: 91.37% |
| HSL | hsl(47, 38, 86) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.58 Yellow: 11.59 Key: 8.63 |
| YIQ | Y: 226.4 I: 10.324 Q: -5.266 |
| XYZ | X: 72.212 Y: 76.719 Z: 69.38 |
| CIE Lab | L:90.192 a:-1.484 b:10.987 |
| CIE Luv | L:90.192 u:4.68 v:16.564 |
| Decimal | 15328206 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.589, -6.119, 14.349 |
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