Behr Decanting S120-4
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| Code: | S120-4 |
| Name: | Decanting |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Decanting?
Behr Decanting S120-4 is a muted rosy mauve with enough gray to keep its pink-purple cast soft and restrained. Its medium-light depth gives walls noticeable color without making a room feel heavily saturated. In daylight, Decanting can read as a dusty blush, while warmer evening bulbs tend to bring out its gentle rose undertone. It suits bedrooms, powder rooms, and dressing areas, especially beside warm white trim, pale oak, aged brass, or charcoal textiles. For a more tailored look, pair this shade with deep plum accents or a muted olive green.
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What are Behr Decanting undertones?
Decanting is a mid-light, muted dusty rose. 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:
191, 161, 173
Is Behr Decanting cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 336°, this Purple reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
S120-4 Decanting HSL code: 336, 19%, 69%
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 Decanting
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 Purple shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Decanting:
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
S120-4
Decanting
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 Decanting with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 156, such as Behr Forest Edge and Longmeadow.
LRV of Decanting
Decanting has an LRV of 41% 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 41%, 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 | #bfa1ad |
| RGB Decimal | 191, 161, 173 |
| RGB Percent | 74.90%, 63.14%, 67.84% |
| HSV | Hue: 336° Saturation: 15.71% Value: 74.9% |
| HSL | hsl(336, 19, 69) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 15.71 Yellow: 9.42 Key: 25.1 |
| YIQ | Y: 171.338 I: 14.021 Q: 10.08 |
| XYZ | X: 41.772 Y: 39.584 Z: 44.964 |
| CIE Lab | L:69.172 a:13.027 b:-2.087 |
| CIE Luv | L:69.172 u:17.121 v:-5.324 |
| Decimal | 12558765 |
| Hunter Lab | 62.916, 8.41, 1.669 |
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