Behr Era MQ3-56
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| Code: | MQ3-56 |
| Name: | Era |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Era?
Behr Era MQ3-56 is a light, muted blue-gray with a soft cool cast and just enough green-blue influence to keep it from reading flat. Its pale value gives walls an airy, open look, especially in bathrooms, bedrooms, or a sunlit home office. In bright daylight, Era appears cleaner and more softly blue, while warmer evening lighting can pull forward its gentle gray side. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents for clear contrast. This shade is particularly well suited to broad wall surfaces or painted cabinetry where its subtle color can be appreciated without overwhelming the room.
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What are Behr Era undertones?
Era is a light, very muted cool off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
215, 227, 229
Is Behr Era cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 189°, this Grey reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
MQ3-56 Era HSL code: 189, 21%, 87%
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 Era
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Era:
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
MQ3-56
Era
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 Era with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 9, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Era
Era has an LRV of 74.16% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of 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 74.16%, 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 | #d7e3e5 |
| RGB Decimal | 215, 227, 229 |
| RGB Percent | 84.31%, 89.02%, 89.80% |
| HSV | Hue: 189° Saturation: 6.11% Value: 89.8% |
| HSL | hsl(189, 21, 87) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 6.11 Magenta: 0.87 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 10.2 |
| YIQ | Y: 223.64 I: -7.793 Q: -1.916 |
| XYZ | X: 69.632 Y: 75.042 Z: 84.924 |
| CIE Lab | L:89.413 a:-3.623 b:-2.354 |
| CIE Luv | L:89.413 u:-6.689 v:-2.987 |
| Decimal | 14148581 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.627, -8.115, 2.514 |
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