Behr Barista N210-3
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| Code: | N210-3 |
| Name: | Barista |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Barista?
Behr Barista N210-3 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable gray cast and a soft warm undertone. Its low-contrast, gently weathered look keeps it from reading as yellow or overly creamy, while the slight warmth prevents it from feeling stark. In bright daylight, Barista can appear like a pale greige; in dimmer rooms, its beige-taupe side becomes more apparent. It is well suited to living room, bedroom, or hallway walls where a quiet neutral is needed without the coolness of a true gray. Pair it with off-white trim, medium oak, linen upholstery, charcoal details, or matte black hardware for a grounded finish.
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What are Behr Barista undertones?
Barista is a mid-light, very muted muted beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-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:
188, 175, 162
Is Behr Barista cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 30°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
N210-3 Barista HSL code: 30, 16%, 69%
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 Barista
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 Barista:
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
N210-3
Barista
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 Barista with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 210, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of Barista
Barista has an LRV of 44.26% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 44.26%, 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 | #bcafa2 |
| RGB Decimal | 188, 175, 162 |
| RGB Percent | 73.73%, 68.63%, 63.53% |
| HSV | Hue: 30° Saturation: 13.83% Value: 73.73% |
| HSL | hsl(30, 16, 69) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.91 Yellow: 13.83 Key: 26.27 |
| YIQ | Y: 177.405 I: 11.924 Q: -1.296 |
| XYZ | X: 42.59 Y: 43.961 Z: 40.414 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.202 a:2.43 b:8.34 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.202 u:8.538 v:11.506 |
| Decimal | 12365730 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.303, -1.371, 10.272 |
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