Behr Espresso Martini N210-4
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| Code: | N210-4 |
| Name: | Espresso Martini |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Espresso Martini?
Behr Espresso Martini N210-4 is a muted mid-tone taupe with a noticeable warm beige cast and a soft gray-brown base. Its low-key, dusty quality keeps it from reading overly tan, giving walls a grounded neutral presence without turning dark. In bright daylight, this color can appear lighter and more beige, while lower or warmer light brings out its deeper mushroom-brown side. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a warmer neutral feels more substantial than pale greige. Pair Espresso Martini with creamy off-whites, charcoal accents, aged brass, natural oak, and linen or woven textures.
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What are Behr Espresso Martini undertones?
Espresso Martini is a mid-light, very muted muted beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:
170, 156, 142
Is Behr Espresso Martini cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 30°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
N210-4 Espresso Martini HSL code: 30, 14%, 61%
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 Espresso Martini
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Espresso Martini:
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
N210-4
Espresso Martini
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 Espresso Martini with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 210, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of Espresso Martini
Espresso Martini has an LRV of 34.63% and refers to Medium 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 34.63%, 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 | #aa9c8e |
| RGB Decimal | 170, 156, 142 |
| RGB Percent | 66.67%, 61.18%, 55.69% |
| HSV | Hue: 30° Saturation: 16.47% Value: 66.67% |
| HSL | hsl(30, 14, 61) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.24 Yellow: 16.47 Key: 33.33 |
| YIQ | Y: 158.59 I: 12.841 Q: -1.395 |
| XYZ | X: 33.348 Y: 34.277 Z: 30.443 |
| CIE Lab | L:65.182 a:2.732 b:9.189 |
| CIE Luv | L:65.182 u:9.293 v:12.341 |
| Decimal | 11181198 |
| Hunter Lab | 58.546, -0.783, 10.152 |
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