Behr Fern Grove HDC-AC-16A
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| Code: | HDC-AC-16A |
| Name: | Fern Grove |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Fern Grove?
Behr Fern Grove HDC-AC-16A is a muted olive-khaki with a noticeable yellow-brown cast that keeps it grounded rather than bright green. Its medium depth gives walls definition without making a room feel overly dark, especially in spaces with good natural light. In warmer afternoon light, Fern Grove can read more earthy and golden, while cooler lighting brings out its subdued gray-green side. It suits studies, dining rooms, mudrooms, and exterior trim, and can also make a characterful cabinet color. Pair it with creamy off-whites, weathered oak, aged brass, charcoal, or soft clay tones for a layered, natural-looking palette.
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What are Behr Fern Grove undertones?
Fern Grove is a midtone, muted ochre. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:
131, 123, 83
Is Behr Fern Grove cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 50°, this dark green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HDC-AC-16A Fern Grove HSL code: 50, 22%, 42%
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 Fern Grove
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 dark green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Fern Grove:
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
HDC-AC-16A
Fern Grove
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 Fern Grove with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 230, such as Behr Paparazzi Flash and Blue Aura.
LRV of Fern Grove
Fern Grove has an LRV of 19.23% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 19.23%, 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 | #837b53 |
| RGB Decimal | 131, 123, 83 |
| RGB Percent | 51.37%, 48.24%, 32.55% |
| HSV | Hue: 50° Saturation: 36.64% Value: 51.37% |
| HSL | hsl(50, 22, 42) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.11 Yellow: 36.64 Key: 48.63 |
| YIQ | Y: 120.832 I: 17.621 Q: -10.756 |
| XYZ | X: 18.005 Y: 19.616 Z: 11.019 |
| CIE Lab | L:51.401 a:-3.364 b:23.006 |
| CIE Luv | L:51.401 u:7.165 v:28.692 |
| Decimal | 8616787 |
| Hunter Lab | 44.29, -4.946, 16.252 |
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