Behr Digital N530-6
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| Code: | N530-6 |
| Name: | Digital |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Digital?
Behr Digital N530-6 is a medium-dark charcoal gray with a restrained cool cast, visible in its slightly blue-leaning balance. Its low saturation keeps it from reading as overtly blue, so it functions more like a clean, modern neutral than a statement color. In bright daylight, Digital can show its cooler edge, while lower or warmer lighting makes it appear deeper and closer to soft charcoal. It gives living room walls, offices, and exterior siding a grounded look without the sharp contrast of black. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale concrete tones, brushed nickel, black metal, or light oak for a clear, contemporary contrast.
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What are Behr Digital undertones?
Digital is a midtone, near-neutral charcoal 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:
99, 99, 101
Is Behr Digital cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 240°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
N530-6 Digital HSL code: 240, 1%, 39%
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 Digital
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 black shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Digital:
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
Darker shades
N530-6
Digital
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 Digital with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 60, such as Behr Dusty Olive and Mossy Bank.
LRV of Digital
Digital has an LRV of 12.7% 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 12.7%, 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 | #636365 |
| RGB Decimal | 99, 99, 101 |
| RGB Percent | 38.82%, 38.82%, 39.61% |
| HSV | Hue: 240° Saturation: 1.98% Value: 39.61% |
| HSL | hsl(240, 1, 39) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 1.98 Magenta: 1.98 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 60.39 |
| YIQ | Y: 99.228 I: -0.643 Q: 0.622 |
| XYZ | X: 11.956 Y: 12.516 Z: 14.094 |
| CIE Lab | L:42.025 a:0.419 b:-1.129 |
| CIE Luv | L:42.025 u:-0.112 v:-1.544 |
| Decimal | 6513509 |
| Hunter Lab | 35.378, -1.588, 1.144 |
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