Behr Forest Path N400-4
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| Code: | N400-4 |
| Name: | Forest Path |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Forest Path?
Behr Forest Path N400-4 is a muted, mid-tone green with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it soft rather than leafy or bright. Its low saturation gives it an understated, slightly earthy appearance, with a gentle cool-neutral character. In daylight, the green reads more clearly, while lower or warmer lighting can draw out its subdued gray quality. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, mudrooms, or a home office where a colored wall is wanted without strong contrast. Pair Forest Path with warm white trim, pale oak, linen upholstery, charcoal accents, or aged brass for a grounded, natural-looking palette.
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What are Behr Forest Path undertones?
Forest Path is a mid-light, very muted sage-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear 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:
147, 161, 144
Is Behr Forest Path cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 109°, this Green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
N400-4 Forest Path HSL code: 109, 8%, 60%
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 Forest Path
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Forest Path:
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
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Forest Path
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 Forest Path with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 289, such as Behr Mata Hari and Ancestry Violet.
LRV of Forest Path
Forest Path has an LRV of 32.89% 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 32.89%, 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 | #93a190 |
| RGB Decimal | 147, 161, 144 |
| RGB Percent | 57.65%, 63.14%, 56.47% |
| HSV | Hue: 109° Saturation: 10.56% Value: 63.14% |
| HSL | hsl(109, 8, 60) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 8.7 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 10.56 Key: 36.86 |
| YIQ | Y: 154.876 I: -2.88 Q: -8.252 |
| XYZ | X: 29.81 Y: 33.706 Z: 31.313 |
| CIE Lab | L:64.729 a:-8.255 b:7.173 |
| CIE Luv | L:64.729 u:-7.044 v:11.514 |
| Decimal | 9675152 |
| Hunter Lab | 58.057, -9.946, 8.661 |
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