Behr Celebration MQ4-13A
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| Code: | MQ4-13A |
| Name: | Celebration |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Celebration?
Behr Celebration MQ4-13A is a light, golden beige with a clear sun-warmed yellow undertone. Its soft, moderately muted color keeps it from reading as bright gold, giving walls a gentle warmth without becoming heavy. In daylight, Celebration can appear like pale wheat or honeyed sand, while warmer evening bulbs bring out its richer golden cast. It suits kitchens, dining rooms, and entryways, especially alongside creamy whites, natural oak, woven fibers, and aged brass. Use this shade on broad walls or cabinetry where its warm color can add definition without overwhelming the room.
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What are Behr Celebration undertones?
Celebration is a light, soft golden 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:
230, 193, 122
Is Behr Celebration cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 39° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
MQ4-13A Celebration HSL code: 39, 68%, 69%
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 Celebration
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Celebration:
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
MQ4-13A
Celebration
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 Celebration with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 219, such as Behr Treasure Map and Movie Magic.
LRV of Celebration
Celebration has an LRV of 55.13% 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 55.13%, 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 | #e6c17a |
| RGB Decimal | 230, 193, 122 |
| RGB Percent | 90.20%, 75.69%, 47.84% |
| HSV | Hue: 39° Saturation: 46.96% Value: 90.2% |
| HSL | hsl(39, 68, 69) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 16.09 Yellow: 46.96 Key: 9.8 |
| YIQ | Y: 195.969 I: 44.864 Q: -14.268 |
| XYZ | X: 55.218 Y: 56.371 Z: 26.379 |
| CIE Lab | L:79.824 a:4.169 b:40.534 |
| CIE Luv | L:79.824 u:28.596 v:51.262 |
| Decimal | 15122810 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.081, -0.114, 31.725 |
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