Behr Fahrenheit P190-2
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| Code: | P190-2 |
| Name: | Fahrenheit |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Fahrenheit?
Behr Fahrenheit P190-2 is a light, warm peach with a noticeable blush-pink cast and a soft creamy quality. Its pale value keeps the color airy on broad walls, while the orange-peach undertone prevents it from reading like a standard beige. In bright daylight, Fahrenheit can look fresh and lightly apricot; under warm bulbs, it tends to deepen into a gentler rosy peach. It suits bedrooms, powder rooms, nurseries, and dining spaces where a low-contrast wash of color is preferred. Pair it with warm white trim, light oak, natural linen, terracotta accents, or muted sage for a grounded contrast.
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What are Behr Fahrenheit undertones?
Fahrenheit is a light, muted peachy beige. The HEX sample leans 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:
251, 210, 187
Is Behr Fahrenheit cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 22° on the HSL hue wheel, this Pink sits firmly on the warm side.
P190-2 Fahrenheit HSL code: 22, 89%, 86%
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 Fahrenheit
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 Pink shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Fahrenheit:
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
P190-2
Fahrenheit
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 Fahrenheit with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 202, such as Behr Precious Stone and Loyal.
LRV of Fahrenheit
Fahrenheit has an LRV of 71.18% 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 71.18%, 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 | #fbd2bb |
| RGB Decimal | 251, 210, 187 |
| RGB Percent | 98.43%, 82.35%, 73.33% |
| HSV | Hue: 22° Saturation: 25.5% Value: 98.43% |
| HSL | hsl(22, 89, 86) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 16.33 Yellow: 25.5 Key: 1.57 |
| YIQ | Y: 219.637 I: 31.823 Q: 1.515 |
| XYZ | X: 71.8 Y: 70.193 Z: 56.767 |
| CIE Lab | L:87.091 a:11.011 b:16.775 |
| CIE Luv | L:87.091 u:27.101 v:22.07 |
| Decimal | 16503483 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.781, 6.356, 18.474 |
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