Behr Early Spring MQ4-46
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| Code: | MQ4-46 |
| Name: | Early Spring |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Early Spring?
Behr Early Spring MQ4-46 is a light yellow-green with a clear, leafy cast and gentle softness rather than intense brightness. Its warm yellow undertone keeps it from reading icy, while the green gives walls a fresh wash of color. In bright daylight, Early Spring looks cleaner and more distinctly green; under warm bulbs, it can lean toward a mellow lime-tinted yellow. It suits kitchens, breakfast nooks, children’s rooms, and sunlit entryways where a pale color with presence is welcome. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven rattan, and muted charcoal or deep olive accents for contrast.
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What are Behr Early Spring undertones?
Early Spring is a light, soft light yellow-green. The HEX sample leans yellow-green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
178, 221, 142
Is Behr Early Spring cool or warm?
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With a hue of 93°, this Green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
MQ4-46 Early Spring HSL code: 93, 54%, 71%
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 Early Spring
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Early Spring:
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 Early Spring with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 273, such as Behr Napa Winery and Notorious.
LRV of Early Spring
Early Spring has an LRV of 57.14% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 57.14%, 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 | #b2dd8e |
| RGB Decimal | 178, 221, 142 |
| RGB Percent | 69.80%, 86.67%, 55.69% |
| HSV | Hue: 93° Saturation: 35.75% Value: 86.67% |
| HSL | hsl(93, 54, 71) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 19.46 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 35.75 Key: 13.33 |
| YIQ | Y: 199.137 I: -0.238 Q: -33.681 |
| XYZ | X: 49.098 Y: 63.13 Z: 35.182 |
| CIE Lab | L:83.511 a:-27.741 b:34.329 |
| CIE Luv | L:83.511 u:-21.237 v:51.497 |
| Decimal | 11722126 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.455, -28.744, 29.365 |
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