Behr Fern Leaf MQ6-51
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| Code: | MQ6-51 |
| Name: | Fern Leaf |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Fern Leaf?
Behr Fern Leaf MQ6-51 is a muted mid-tone green with a soft gray cast that keeps it from reading overly leafy or bright. Its low-key, slightly earthy appearance makes it well suited to bedrooms, home offices, mudrooms, and kitchens with natural wood details. In daylight, Fern Leaf can show as a gentle sage green, while lower or warmer lighting may bring out its subdued olive-gray side. Pair it with creamy off-whites, charcoal accents, matte black hardware, and oak or walnut finishes for a grounded look. It has enough depth for full walls but can also give cabinetry or a painted interior door a calm, understated contrast.
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What are Behr Fern Leaf undertones?
Fern Leaf is a mid-light, muted fresh olive. The HEX sample leans yellow-green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
153, 167, 135
Is Behr Fern Leaf cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 86°, this Green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
MQ6-51 Fern Leaf HSL code: 86, 15%, 59%
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 Leaf
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Fern Leaf:
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
MQ6-51
Fern Leaf
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 Leaf with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 266, such as Behr Mata Hari and Mardi Gras.
LRV of Fern Leaf
Fern Leaf has an LRV of 34.9% 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 34.9%, 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 | #99a787 |
| RGB Decimal | 153, 167, 135 |
| RGB Percent | 60.00%, 65.49%, 52.94% |
| HSV | Hue: 86° Saturation: 19.16% Value: 65.49% |
| HSL | hsl(86, 15, 59) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 8.38 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 19.16 Key: 34.51 |
| YIQ | Y: 159.166 I: 1.94 Q: -12.92 |
| XYZ | X: 31.328 Y: 36.159 Z: 28.244 |
| CIE Lab | L:66.641 a:-10.829 b:14.933 |
| CIE Luv | L:66.641 u:-6.52 v:22.443 |
| Decimal | 10069895 |
| Hunter Lab | 60.132, -12.236, 14.244 |
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