Behr Caramel Cream MQ1-59
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| Code: | MQ1-59 |
| Name: | Caramel Cream |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Caramel Cream?
Behr Caramel Cream MQ1-59 is a muted mid-tone beige with a noticeable warm, clay-brown cast. Its soft rosy-peach undertone keeps it from reading like a flat tan, especially in daylight or rooms with warm natural light. In lower light, Caramel Cream can settle into a deeper, earthier neutral that suits dining rooms, bedrooms, and cozy living areas. Pair it with creamy off-whites, dusty blue-gray accents, or deep olive for contrast, and bring out its warmth with oak, walnut, leather, or aged brass. This shade is especially effective on full walls or cabinetry when a pale neutral would feel too washed out.
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What are Behr Caramel Cream undertones?
Caramel Cream is a mid-light, muted caramel orange. The HEX sample leans 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:
184, 148, 127
Is Behr Caramel Cream cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 22°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ1-59 Caramel Cream HSL code: 22, 29%, 61%
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 Caramel Cream
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 Caramel Cream:
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
MQ1-59
Caramel Cream
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 Caramel Cream with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 202, such as Behr Oceanic Climate and Nor'Wester.
LRV of Caramel Cream
Caramel Cream has an LRV of 33.58% 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 33.58%, 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 | #b8947f |
| RGB Decimal | 184, 148, 127 |
| RGB Percent | 72.16%, 58.04%, 49.80% |
| HSV | Hue: 22° Saturation: 30.98% Value: 72.16% |
| HSL | hsl(22, 29, 61) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 19.57 Yellow: 30.98 Key: 27.84 |
| YIQ | Y: 156.37 I: 28.201 Q: 1.08 |
| XYZ | X: 34.188 Y: 32.904 Z: 24.623 |
| CIE Lab | L:64.083 a:10.404 b:16.225 |
| CIE Luv | L:64.083 u:24.549 v:19.908 |
| Decimal | 12096639 |
| Hunter Lab | 57.362, 6.004, 14.703 |
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