Behr French Truffle N150-5
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| Code: | N150-5 |
| Name: | French Truffle |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr French Truffle?
Behr French Truffle N150-5 is a medium-depth muted brown with a warm, softly weathered cast. Its #896d61 color value suggests a blend of brown and gray with a subtle rosy-beige influence, keeping it from reading too orange or too dark. In bright daylight, French Truffle can appear lighter and more taupe-like, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its richer earthy brown character. It makes a grounded choice for living room walls, dining rooms, or a bedroom accent wall where a pale neutral would feel too faint. Pair it with creamy off-whites, charcoal details, aged brass, natural oak, and linen upholstery for a layered, material-focused look.
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What are Behr French Truffle undertones?
French Truffle is a midtone, muted earthy red. The HEX sample leans red; 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:
137, 109, 97
Is Behr French Truffle cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 18°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
N150-5 French Truffle HSL code: 18, 17%, 46%
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 Truffle
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr French Truffle:
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
N150-5
French Truffle
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 Truffle with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 198, such as Behr Oceanic Climate and Nor'Wester.
LRV of French Truffle
French Truffle has an LRV of 17.63% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 17.63%, 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 | #896d61 |
| RGB Decimal | 137, 109, 97 |
| RGB Percent | 53.73%, 42.75%, 38.04% |
| HSV | Hue: 18° Saturation: 29.2% Value: 53.73% |
| HSL | hsl(18, 17, 46) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 20.44 Yellow: 29.2 Key: 46.27 |
| YIQ | Y: 116.004 I: 20.541 Q: 2.189 |
| XYZ | X: 17.943 Y: 17.12 Z: 13.665 |
| CIE Lab | L:48.41 a:9.198 b:10.918 |
| CIE Luv | L:48.41 u:18.552 v:12.372 |
| Decimal | 9006433 |
| Hunter Lab | 41.376, 5.001, 9.381 |
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