Behr Equatorial P250-4
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| Code: | P250-4 |
| Name: | Equatorial |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Equatorial?
Behr Equatorial P250-4 is a light, sun-warmed golden yellow with a noticeable apricot cast. Its high brightness keeps the color cheerful rather than heavy, while the orange-leaning warmth gives it more character than a plain cream or buttery yellow. In strong daylight, it can read as a clear, glowing yellow; at night, it shifts toward a softer honeyed peach. Use it on kitchen, breakfast-room, or playroom walls where its warmth can be paired with crisp white trim, pale oak, woven natural fibers, and muted blue-green accents. It also makes a lively choice for a painted door or small accent wall when a full room of yellow feels like too much.
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What are Behr Equatorial undertones?
Equatorial is a light, soft golden beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; 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:
255, 206, 132
Is Behr Equatorial cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 36° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
P250-4 Equatorial HSL code: 36, 100%, 76%
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 Equatorial
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Equatorial:
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
P250-4
Equatorial
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 Equatorial with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Behr Peaceful River and Seashore Dreams.
LRV of Equatorial
Equatorial has an LRV of 65.87% 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 65.87%, 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 | #ffce84 |
| RGB Decimal | 255, 206, 132 |
| RGB Percent | 100.00%, 80.78%, 51.76% |
| HSV | Hue: 36° Saturation: 48.24% Value: 100.0% |
| HSL | hsl(36, 100, 76) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 19.22 Yellow: 48.24 Key: 0.0 |
| YIQ | Y: 212.215 I: 52.979 Q: -12.663 |
| XYZ | X: 67.478 Y: 67.072 Z: 31.216 |
| CIE Lab | L:85.541 a:8.371 b:43.193 |
| CIE Luv | L:85.541 u:37.149 v:54.309 |
| Decimal | 16764548 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.898, 3.751, 34.73 |
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