Behr Creek Bend 790F-4
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- Creek Bend for living room (3 photos)
- Behr Creek Bend reviews (2 photos)
- What are Behr Creek Bend undertones?
- Is Creek Bend 790F-4 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Creek Bend
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Creek Bend 790F-4
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | 790F-4 |
| Name: | Creek Bend |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Creek Bend?
Behr Creek Bend 790F-4 is a muted mid-tone gray with a gentle warm cast that keeps it from reading cold or steely. Its softened brown-beige undertone gives the color a weathered, grounded look, while the low saturation helps it sit quietly alongside other finishes. In bright daylight, Creek Bend can appear like a light warm gray; under warmer lamps, its taupe notes become more noticeable. It suits living room walls, bedrooms, hallways, and painted cabinetry where a moderate neutral is needed without the starkness of pale gray. Pair it with creamy off-whites, charcoal accents, natural oak, aged brass, or linen-colored textiles for a layered, material-focused interior.
Creek Bend for living room (3 photos)
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Behr Creek Bend reviews (2 photos)
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What are Behr Creek Bend undertones?
Creek Bend is a midtone, near-neutral medium gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
146, 140, 135
Is Behr Creek Bend cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 27°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
790F-4 Creek Bend HSL code: 27, 5%, 55%
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 Creek Bend
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Creek Bend:
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
790F-4
Creek Bend
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 Creek Bend with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 207, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of Creek Bend
Creek Bend has an LRV of 26.91% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 26.91%, 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 | #928c87 |
| RGB Decimal | 146, 140, 135 |
| RGB Percent | 57.25%, 54.90%, 52.94% |
| HSV | Hue: 27° Saturation: 7.53% Value: 57.25% |
| HSL | hsl(27, 5, 55) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.11 Yellow: 7.53 Key: 42.75 |
| YIQ | Y: 141.224 I: 5.182 Q: -0.287 |
| XYZ | X: 25.604 Y: 26.617 Z: 26.704 |
| CIE Lab | L:58.618 a:1.292 b:3.462 |
| CIE Luv | L:58.618 u:3.796 v:4.612 |
| Decimal | 9604231 |
| Hunter Lab | 51.591, -1.696, 5.425 |
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