Behr Baguette MQ2-15
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| Code: | MQ2-15 |
| Name: | Baguette |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Baguette?
Behr Baguette MQ2-15 is a medium warm tan with a softly muted golden-brown cast. Its #b5936a color value gives it enough depth to read clearly on walls without feeling as heavy as a dark caramel or brown. In bright daylight, Baguette can show more of its sandy, honeyed side, while evening lighting tends to bring out its earthier brown base. It suits living rooms, dining areas, and entryways, especially alongside cream trim, warm white upholstery, natural oak, rattan, and aged brass. For contrast, pair this shade with dusty blue-gray accents or deep olive green.
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What are Behr Baguette undertones?
Baguette is a mid-light, soft caramel tan. 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:
181, 147, 106
Is Behr Baguette cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 33°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ2-15 Baguette HSL code: 33, 34%, 56%
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 Baguette
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 Baguette:
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 Baguette with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Baguette
Baguette has an LRV of 31.79% and refers to Medium 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 31.79%, 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 | #b5936a |
| RGB Decimal | 181, 147, 106 |
| RGB Percent | 70.98%, 57.65%, 41.57% |
| HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 41.44% Value: 70.98% |
| HSL | hsl(33, 34, 56) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 18.78 Yellow: 41.44 Key: 29.02 |
| YIQ | Y: 152.492 I: 33.436 Q: -5.567 |
| XYZ | X: 32.092 Y: 31.733 Z: 18.067 |
| CIE Lab | L:63.122 a:7.126 b:26.516 |
| CIE Luv | L:63.122 u:24.99 v:32.483 |
| Decimal | 11899754 |
| Hunter Lab | 56.332, 3.108, 20.418 |
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