Behr Bristol Beige HDC-AC-14
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| Code: | HDC-AC-14 |
| Name: | Bristol Beige |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Bristol Beige?
Behr Bristol Beige HDC-AC-14 is a muted mid-tone beige with a noticeable gray-brown cast that keeps it from reading overly golden. Its subdued warmth suits living rooms, hallways, and bedrooms where a deeper neutral is wanted without the weight of a dark brown. In bright daylight, this shade can appear more softly taupe, while lower light tends to bring out its earthier brown character. Pair it with creamy off-whites, charcoal accents, aged brass, natural oak, or linen upholstery for a grounded, layered look. It has enough depth for full walls and can also give cabinetry or a front door a quiet, earthy presence.
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What are Behr Bristol Beige undertones?
Bristol Beige is a midtone, muted muted 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:
147, 131, 111
Is Behr Bristol Beige cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 33°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HDC-AC-14 Bristol Beige HSL code: 33, 14%, 51%
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 Bristol Beige
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Bristol Beige:
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
HDC-AC-14
Bristol Beige
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 Bristol Beige with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Bristol Beige
Bristol Beige has an LRV of 23.83% 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 23.83%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #93836f |
| RGB Decimal | 147, 131, 111 |
| RGB Percent | 57.65%, 51.37%, 43.53% |
| HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 24.49% Value: 57.65% |
| HSL | hsl(33, 14, 51) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.88 Yellow: 24.49 Key: 42.35 |
| YIQ | Y: 133.504 I: 15.961 Q: -2.839 |
| XYZ | X: 23.018 Y: 23.584 Z: 18.374 |
| CIE Lab | L:55.669 a:2.742 b:13.046 |
| CIE Luv | L:55.669 u:11.101 v:16.725 |
| Decimal | 9667439 |
| Hunter Lab | 48.563, -0.381, 11.562 |
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