Behr Carving Party M220-3
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| Code: | M220-3 |
| Name: | Carving Party |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Carving Party?
Behr Carving Party M220-3 is a light, warm peach-beige with a clear apricot cast. Its soft orange undertone gives it more color than a typical cream while keeping the overall effect airy rather than bold. In bright daylight, this shade can read as a fresh pale peach; at night or under warmer bulbs, it takes on a cozier, slightly deeper baked-clay look. Carving Party suits bedroom walls, breakfast nooks, and powder rooms where a gentle wash of warmth is welcome. Pair it with creamy whites, muted terracotta, natural oak, woven grasscloth, or brushed brass for a grounded palette.
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What are Behr Carving Party undertones?
Carving Party is a light, soft peachy beige. 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:
240, 195, 159
Is Behr Carving Party cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 27° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.
M220-3 Carving Party HSL code: 27, 73%, 78%
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 Carving Party
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 Red shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Carving Party:
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
M220-3
Carving Party
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 Carving Party with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 207, such as Behr Bermudan Blue and Express Blue.
LRV of Carving Party
Carving Party has an LRV of 60.52% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 60.52%, 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 | #f0c39f |
| RGB Decimal | 240, 195, 159 |
| RGB Percent | 94.12%, 76.47%, 62.35% |
| HSV | Hue: 27° Saturation: 33.75% Value: 94.12% |
| HSL | hsl(27, 73, 78) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 18.75 Yellow: 33.75 Key: 5.88 |
| YIQ | Y: 204.351 I: 38.384 Q: -1.684 |
| XYZ | X: 61.709 Y: 60.062 Z: 41.134 |
| CIE Lab | L:81.872 a:11.092 b:24.163 |
| CIE Luv | L:81.872 u:31.336 v:31.287 |
| Decimal | 15778719 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.499, 6.507, 22.78 |
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