Behr Crushed Oregano MQ6-28
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| Code: | MQ6-28 |
| Name: | Crushed Oregano |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Crushed Oregano?
Behr Crushed Oregano MQ6-28 is a muted, medium-dark olive brown with a dry, earthy cast. Its low saturation keeps the green influence restrained, reading more like weathered herb leaves or aged wood than a bright botanical shade. In warm daylight, this color can show a soft khaki warmth, while cooler light brings out its deeper gray-olive side. It suits studies, dining rooms, mudrooms, and exterior trim where a grounded color is wanted without going nearly black. Pair Crushed Oregano with creamy off-whites, clay-toned ceramics, black metal, walnut, and natural linen for a layered, material-focused look.
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What are Behr Crushed Oregano undertones?
Crushed Oregano is a deep, muted ochre. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:
99, 93, 70
Is Behr Crushed Oregano cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 48°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ6-28 Crushed Oregano HSL code: 48, 17%, 33%
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 Crushed Oregano
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Crushed Oregano:
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
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 Crushed Oregano with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 228, such as Behr Paparazzi Flash and Blue Aura.
LRV of Crushed Oregano
Crushed Oregano has an LRV of 10.93% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 10.93%, 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 | #635d46 |
| RGB Decimal | 99, 93, 70 |
| RGB Percent | 38.82%, 36.47%, 27.45% |
| HSV | Hue: 48° Saturation: 29.29% Value: 38.82% |
| HSL | hsl(48, 17, 33) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.06 Yellow: 29.29 Key: 61.18 |
| YIQ | Y: 92.172 I: 10.966 Q: -5.888 |
| XYZ | X: 10.165 Y: 10.924 Z: 7.366 |
| CIE Lab | L:39.452 a:-1.68 b:14.115 |
| CIE Luv | L:39.452 u:4.868 v:16.905 |
| Decimal | 6511942 |
| Hunter Lab | 33.051, -2.939, 9.923 |
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