Behr Folk Tale P400-3
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| Code: | P400-3 |
| Name: | Folk Tale |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Folk Tale?
Behr Folk Tale P400-3 is a light, fresh green with a soft mint cast and a gentle yellow-green undertone. Its pale value keeps it airy on broad walls, especially in kitchens, bathrooms, laundry rooms, or sunlit bedrooms. In cooler daylight, Folk Tale can read a little cleaner and more minty, while warm bulbs bring forward its leafy, springlike side. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, woven natural fibers, and muted blue-gray accents for a grounded look. This shade is best suited to full walls or a lighthearted cabinet color rather than a small, high-contrast accent.
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What are Behr Folk Tale undertones?
Folk Tale is a light, soft light green. The HEX sample leans 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:
178, 225, 188
Is Behr Folk Tale cool or warm?
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At 133° on the HSL hue wheel, this Green falls clearly in the cool range.
P400-3 Folk Tale HSL code: 133, 44%, 79%
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 Folk Tale
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 Folk Tale:
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
P400-3
Folk Tale
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 Folk Tale with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 313, such as Behr Plum Royale and Vintner.
LRV of Folk Tale
Folk Tale has an LRV of 62.11% 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 62.11%, 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 | #b2e1bc |
| RGB Decimal | 178, 225, 188 |
| RGB Percent | 69.80%, 88.24%, 73.73% |
| HSV | Hue: 133° Saturation: 20.89% Value: 88.24% |
| HSL | hsl(133, 44, 79) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 20.89 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 16.44 Key: 11.76 |
| YIQ | Y: 206.729 I: -16.118 Q: -21.457 |
| XYZ | X: 54.359 Y: 66.945 Z: 57.621 |
| CIE Lab | L:85.476 a:-22.364 b:13.187 |
| CIE Luv | L:85.476 u:-23.626 v:23.278 |
| Decimal | 11723196 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.82, -24.593, 15.519 |
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