Behr Folly MQ3-46
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| Code: | MQ3-46 |
| Name: | Folly |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Folly?
Behr Folly MQ3-46 is a light, muted yellow-green with a soft gray cast that keeps it from reading overly pastel. Its low saturation gives walls a gently weathered look, somewhere between pale celery and faded sage. In bright daylight, Folly can appear cleaner and slightly greener, while warmer evening lighting brings forward its subtle yellow undertone. It suits kitchens, bedrooms, and sunrooms, especially alongside warm white trim, natural oak, woven grasscloth, or brushed brass. For contrast, pair this shade with charcoal, deep olive, or a dusty clay accent.
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What are Behr Folly undertones?
Folly is a light, very muted green-tinted off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-green. 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:
224, 228, 210
Is Behr Folly cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 73°, this Green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
MQ3-46 Folly HSL code: 73, 25%, 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 Folly
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 Folly:
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
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 Folly with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 253, such as Behr Blue Blood and Mardi Gras.
LRV of Folly
Folly has an LRV of 75% and refers to Off‑White 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 75%, 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 | #e0e4d2 |
| RGB Decimal | 224, 228, 210 |
| RGB Percent | 87.84%, 89.41%, 82.35% |
| HSV | Hue: 73° Saturation: 7.89% Value: 89.41% |
| HSL | hsl(73, 25, 86) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 1.75 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 7.89 Key: 10.59 |
| YIQ | Y: 224.752 I: 3.401 Q: -6.448 |
| XYZ | X: 70.114 Y: 75.987 Z: 71.929 |
| CIE Lab | L:89.854 a:-4.486 b:8.321 |
| CIE Luv | L:89.854 u:-1.316 v:13.252 |
| Decimal | 14738642 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.171, -8.976, 12.097 |
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