Behr French Pastry MQ2-40
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| Code: | MQ2-40 |
| Name: | French Pastry |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr French Pastry?
Behr French Pastry MQ2-40 is a muted mid-tone beige with clear warm tan and softly rosy undertones. Its moderate depth gives walls more presence than a pale cream, while the low saturation keeps the color from reading overly brown or orange. In daylight, French Pastry can appear like a light, sun-warmed clay beige; under warmer lamps, its peachy cast becomes more noticeable. It suits living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms, and entryways, especially alongside ivory trim, natural oak, woven linen, and aged brass. Pair this shade with soft off-whites, dusty terracotta, muted sage, or deep brown accents for a grounded palette.
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What are Behr French Pastry undertones?
French Pastry is a mid-light, muted caramel orange. The HEX sample leans orange; 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:
196, 170, 146
Is Behr French Pastry cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 29°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ2-40 French Pastry HSL code: 29, 30%, 67%
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 French Pastry
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr French Pastry:
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
MQ2-40
French Pastry
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 French Pastry with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 209, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of French Pastry
French Pastry has an LRV of 42.97% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 42.97%, 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 | #c4aa92 |
| RGB Decimal | 196, 170, 146 |
| RGB Percent | 76.86%, 66.67%, 57.25% |
| HSV | Hue: 29° Saturation: 25.51% Value: 76.86% |
| HSL | hsl(29, 30, 67) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 13.27 Yellow: 25.51 Key: 23.14 |
| YIQ | Y: 175.038 I: 23.206 Q: -1.969 |
| XYZ | X: 42.328 Y: 42.562 Z: 33.172 |
| CIE Lab | L:71.257 a:5.72 b:15.867 |
| CIE Luv | L:71.257 u:17.74 v:20.927 |
| Decimal | 12888722 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.24, 1.643, 15.521 |
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