Behr Dark Berry HDC-CL-07
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| Code: | HDC-CL-07 |
| Name: | Dark Berry |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Dark Berry?
Behr Dark Berry HDC-CL-07 is a deep, muted red-brown with a soft berry cast and a noticeable charcoal gray influence. Its low-saturation finish keeps the color from reading bright or overly purple, giving it an earthy, grounded appearance on the wall. In bright daylight, Dark Berry can show more of its dusty red and mauve notes, while evening light draws out its richer brown-gray depth. It suits a dining room, powder room, or bedroom accent wall, especially alongside warm ivory, putty beige, aged brass, walnut, and blackened metal. For cabinetry or built-ins, this shade has enough depth to create contrast without the visual weight of near-black.
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What are Behr Dark Berry undertones?
Dark Berry is a deep, muted brownish taupe. The HEX sample leans pink-red; 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:
92, 70, 74
Is Behr Dark Berry cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 349°, this dark purple reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HDC-CL-07 Dark Berry HSL code: 349, 14%, 32%
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 Dark Berry
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 dark purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Dark Berry:
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
HDC-CL-07
Dark Berry
Darker shades
HDC-CL-07
Dark Berry
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 Dark Berry with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 169, such as Behr Forest Edge and Longmeadow.
LRV of Dark Berry
Dark Berry has an LRV of 7.75% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 7.75%, 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 | #5c464a |
| RGB Decimal | 92, 70, 74 |
| RGB Percent | 36.08%, 27.45%, 29.02% |
| HSV | Hue: 349° Saturation: 23.91% Value: 36.08% |
| HSL | hsl(349, 14, 32) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 23.91 Yellow: 19.57 Key: 63.92 |
| YIQ | Y: 77.034 I: 11.824 Q: 5.899 |
| XYZ | X: 7.84 Y: 7.15 Z: 7.444 |
| CIE Lab | L:32.147 a:10.12 b:1.232 |
| CIE Luv | L:32.147 u:12.682 v:-0.027 |
| Decimal | 6047306 |
| Hunter Lab | 26.74, 5.538, 2.213 |
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