Behr Crisp Linen MQ3-13

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What are Behr Crisp Linen undertones?
Is Crisp Linen MQ3-13 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Crisp Linen
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Crisp Linen MQ3-13
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	MQ3-13
Name:	Crisp Linen
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Crisp Linen?

Behr Crisp Linen MQ3-13 is a pale, muted off-white with a soft beige cast that keeps it warmer than a stark white. Its low saturation gives walls a lightly softened appearance, while the subtle yellow-tan undertone becomes more noticeable in bright daylight. In north-facing rooms, Crisp Linen may read a little grayer and quieter; warmer evening light brings out its creamy side. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a gentle neutral backdrop is wanted, and it pairs especially well with natural oak, woven fibers, warm gray upholstery, and deeper mushroom or charcoal accents.

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What are Behr Crisp Linen undertones?

Crisp Linen is a light, very muted creamy off-white. 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:

#E7E1D3

RGB code:

231, 225, 211

Is Behr Crisp Linen cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 42°, this Greige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

MQ3-13 Crisp Linen HSL code: 42, 29%, 87%

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 Crisp Linen

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

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Sunset

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 Greige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Crisp Linen:

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

MQ3-13
Crisp Linen

Darker shades

MQ3-13
Crisp Linen

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 Crisp Linen with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 222, such as Behr Hypnotic and Midnight Blue.

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LRV of Crisp Linen

Crisp Linen has an LRV of 75.34% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 75.34%, 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	#e7e1d3
RGB Decimal	231, 225, 211
RGB Percent	90.59%, 88.24%, 82.75%
HSV	Hue: 42° Saturation: 8.66% Value: 90.59%
HSL	hsl(42, 29, 87)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.6 Yellow: 8.66 Key: 9.41
YIQ	Y: 225.198 I: 8.074 Q: -3.088
XYZ	X: 71.636 Y: 75.543 Z: 72.418
CIE Lab	L:89.647 a:-0.351 b:7.571
CIE Luv	L:89.647 u:4.268 v:11.389
Decimal	15196627
Hunter Lab	86.916, -4.983, 11.441