Behr Cliff Ridge MQ2-29
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| Code: | MQ2-29 |
| Name: | Cliff Ridge |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Cliff Ridge?
Behr Cliff Ridge MQ2-29 is a muted golden tan with soft beige and sandy brown undertones. Its mid-light depth gives walls noticeable color without making a room feel dark, especially in spaces with ample daylight. Warm afternoon sun can bring out its honeyed cast, while cooler lighting makes it read more like a restrained khaki-beige. Use Cliff Ridge in living rooms, dining areas, or entryways alongside creamy off-whites, deep olive greens, and charcoal accents. Natural oak, woven fibers, aged brass, and warm stone surfaces reinforce the color’s earthy character.
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What are Behr Cliff Ridge undertones?
Cliff Ridge is a mid-light, soft caramel tan. 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:
197, 174, 128
Is Behr Cliff Ridge cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 40°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ2-29 Cliff Ridge HSL code: 40, 37%, 64%
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 Cliff Ridge
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 Cliff Ridge:
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
MQ2-29
Cliff Ridge
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 Cliff Ridge with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 220, such as Behr Adirondack Blue and Nypd.
LRV of Cliff Ridge
Cliff Ridge has an LRV of 43.29% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 43.29%, 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 | #c5ae80 |
| RGB Decimal | 197, 174, 128 |
| RGB Percent | 77.25%, 68.24%, 50.20% |
| HSV | Hue: 40° Saturation: 35.03% Value: 77.25% |
| HSL | hsl(40, 37, 64) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.68 Yellow: 35.03 Key: 22.75 |
| YIQ | Y: 175.633 I: 28.488 Q: -9.45 |
| XYZ | X: 42.059 Y: 43.703 Z: 26.636 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.029 a:1.579 b:26.691 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.029 u:17.359 v:35.153 |
| Decimal | 12955264 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.108, -2.125, 22.386 |
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