Behr Ballerina Beauty MQ3-08
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| Code: | MQ3-08 |
| Name: | Ballerina Beauty |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Ballerina Beauty?
Behr Ballerina Beauty MQ3-08 is a very light, muted neutral with a soft beige cast and a faint blush warmth. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overtly pink, so it can function as a gentle alternative to plain white on walls, ceilings, or trim. In cooler daylight, this shade may appear closer to a pale greige, while warm evening light brings out its peach-beige side. Pair it with creamy whites, natural oak, pale stone, and brushed brass for a layered look, or add charcoal and deep olive accents for clearer contrast.
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What are Behr Ballerina Beauty undertones?
Ballerina Beauty is a light, very muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear 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:
RGB code:
232, 222, 214
Is Behr Ballerina Beauty cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 27°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ3-08 Ballerina Beauty HSL code: 27, 28%, 87%
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 Ballerina Beauty
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Ballerina Beauty:
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
MQ3-08
Ballerina Beauty
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 Ballerina Beauty with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 207, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of Ballerina Beauty
Ballerina Beauty has an LRV of 74.49% 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 74.49%, 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 | #e8ded6 |
| RGB Decimal | 232, 222, 214 |
| RGB Percent | 90.98%, 87.06%, 83.92% |
| HSV | Hue: 27° Saturation: 7.76% Value: 90.98% |
| HSL | hsl(27, 28, 87) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.31 Yellow: 7.76 Key: 9.02 |
| YIQ | Y: 224.078 I: 8.53 Q: -0.374 |
| XYZ | X: 71.535 Y: 74.254 Z: 74.164 |
| CIE Lab | L:89.042 a:2.041 b:5.137 |
| CIE Luv | L:89.042 u:6.261 v:7.355 |
| Decimal | 15261398 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.171, -2.616, 9.291 |
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