Behr Cascade Beige N240-1
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| Code: | N240-1 |
| Name: | Cascade Beige |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Cascade Beige?
Behr Cascade Beige N240-1 is a pale, warm beige with a lightly creamy cast and soft tan undertones. Its high lightness keeps it from feeling heavy, making it a useful wall color for rooms that need warmth without a strong yellow or brown presence. In bright daylight, Cascade Beige can read as an airy off-white; at night, it takes on a more noticeable biscuit-like warmth. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, warm white trim, or muted clay and olive accents. It is especially well suited to living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and open-plan spaces where a gentle neutral backdrop is needed.
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What are Behr Cascade Beige undertones?
Cascade Beige is a light, very muted sandy 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:
231, 219, 202
Is Behr Cascade Beige cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 35° on the HSL hue wheel, this Beige sits firmly on the warm side.
N240-1 Cascade Beige HSL code: 35, 38%, 85%
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 Cascade 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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Cascade 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
N240-1
Cascade 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 Cascade Beige with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Cascade Beige
Cascade Beige has an LRV of 71.93% 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 71.93%, 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 | #e7dbca |
| RGB Decimal | 231, 219, 202 |
| RGB Percent | 90.59%, 85.88%, 79.22% |
| HSV | Hue: 35° Saturation: 12.55% Value: 90.59% |
| HSL | hsl(35, 38, 85) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.19 Yellow: 12.55 Key: 9.41 |
| YIQ | Y: 220.65 I: 12.614 Q: -2.752 |
| XYZ | X: 68.945 Y: 71.917 Z: 66.111 |
| CIE Lab | L:87.929 a:1.286 b:9.832 |
| CIE Luv | L:87.929 u:8.053 v:14.316 |
| Decimal | 15195082 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.804, -3.287, 13.142 |
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