Behr Frontier Brown N190-5
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- Behr Frontier Brown reviews (2 photos)
- What are Behr Frontier Brown undertones?
- Is Frontier Brown N190-5 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Frontier Brown
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Frontier Brown N190-5
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | N190-5 |
| Name: | Frontier Brown |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Frontier Brown?
Behr Frontier Brown N190-5 is a muted mid-tone brown with a noticeable rosy-beige cast that keeps it from reading flat or overly dark. Its warmth is restrained rather than golden, giving the color a soft, earthy appearance in living rooms, bedrooms, or entryways. In bright daylight, Frontier Brown can show more of its dusty pink-taupe side, while lower light emphasizes its grounded brown depth. Pair it with creamy off-whites, weathered wood, black metal, or charcoal textiles for contrast. It has enough presence for full walls but also makes a considered choice for cabinetry or a dining room accent wall.
Behr Frontier Brown reviews (2 photos)
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What are Behr Frontier Brown undertones?
Frontier Brown is a midtone, 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:
154, 129, 114
Is Behr Frontier Brown cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 22°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
N190-5 Frontier Brown HSL code: 22, 17%, 53%
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 Frontier Brown
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 Frontier Brown:
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
N190-5
Frontier Brown
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 Frontier Brown with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 202, such as Behr Oceanic Climate and Nor'Wester.
LRV of Frontier Brown
Frontier Brown has an LRV of 24.32% 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 24.32%, 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 | #9a8172 |
| RGB Decimal | 154, 129, 114 |
| RGB Percent | 60.39%, 50.59%, 44.71% |
| HSV | Hue: 23° Saturation: 25.97% Value: 60.39% |
| HSL | hsl(22, 17, 53) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 16.23 Yellow: 25.97 Key: 39.61 |
| YIQ | Y: 134.765 I: 19.718 Q: 0.62 |
| XYZ | X: 24.214 Y: 23.786 Z: 19.231 |
| CIE Lab | L:55.873 a:7.167 b:11.707 |
| CIE Luv | L:55.873 u:16.661 v:14.268 |
| Decimal | 10125682 |
| Hunter Lab | 48.771, 3.272, 10.761 |
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