Behr Cassia Buds M110-2
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| Code: | M110-2 |
| Name: | Cassia Buds |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Cassia Buds?
Behr Cassia Buds M110-2 is a light, muted mauve with a soft lavender cast and a touch of dusty rose. Its low saturation keeps the color airy on broad walls, where it reads more like a gentle tinted neutral than a strong purple. Warm daylight can bring out its pinker side, while cooler light emphasizes the gray-lilac undertone. Use Cassia Buds in bedrooms, powder rooms, or a quiet sitting area with warm white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and linen upholstery. Deep plum, charcoal, or muted sage accents can give this shade more definition without overwhelming its delicate depth.
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What are Behr Cassia Buds undertones?
Cassia Buds is a light, very muted pale blush. The HEX sample has a subtle pink bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear pink. Warm light may make it look rosier, while cool daylight can make it feel more muted and gray.
HEX value:
RGB code:
224, 205, 218
Is Behr Cassia Buds cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 319°, this Purple reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
M110-2 Cassia Buds HSL code: 319, 23%, 84%
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 Cassia Buds
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 Purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Cassia Buds:
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
M110-2
Cassia Buds
Darker shades
M110-2
Cassia Buds
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 Cassia Buds with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 139, such as Behr Greener Pastures and Mountain Falls.
LRV of Cassia Buds
Cassia Buds has an LRV of 65.83% 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 65.83%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #e0cdda |
| RGB Decimal | 224, 205, 218 |
| RGB Percent | 87.84%, 80.39%, 85.49% |
| HSV | Hue: 319° Saturation: 8.48% Value: 87.84% |
| HSL | hsl(319, 23, 84) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.48 Yellow: 2.68 Key: 12.16 |
| YIQ | Y: 212.163 I: 7.145 Q: 8.065 |
| XYZ | X: 65.224 Y: 64.573 Z: 75.338 |
| CIE Lab | L:84.263 a:8.853 b:-4.028 |
| CIE Luv | L:84.263 u:10.131 v:-7.712 |
| Decimal | 14732762 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.357, 4.26, 0.663 |
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