Behr Frosted Toffee S270-1
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| Code: | S270-1 |
| Name: | Frosted Toffee |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Frosted Toffee?
Behr Frosted Toffee S270-1 is a pale, softly warmed beige with a noticeable peachy-cream cast. Its light value keeps it from reading heavy, while the muted warmth gives white walls a gentler, less stark alternative. In direct daylight, Frosted Toffee can appear creamy and lightly sunlit; under warm evening bulbs, its tan and apricot undertones become more apparent. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and dining spaces where a quiet warm neutral is wanted, especially alongside ivory trim, natural oak, woven linen, and brushed brass. For contrast, pair this shade with deeper mushroom brown, muted olive, or charcoal accents.
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What are Behr Frosted Toffee undertones?
Frosted Toffee is a light, muted warm cream. The HEX sample leans yellow-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:
241, 219, 191
Is Behr Frosted Toffee cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 34° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
S270-1 Frosted Toffee HSL code: 34, 64%, 85%
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 Frosted Toffee
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Frosted Toffee:
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
S270-1
Frosted Toffee
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 Frosted Toffee with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 214, such as Behr Restless Sea and English Hollyhock.
LRV of Frosted Toffee
Frosted Toffee has an LRV of 73.21% 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 73.21%, 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 | #f1dbbf |
| RGB Decimal | 241, 219, 191 |
| RGB Percent | 94.51%, 85.88%, 74.90% |
| HSV | Hue: 34° Saturation: 20.75% Value: 94.51% |
| HSL | hsl(34, 64, 85) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 9.13 Yellow: 20.75 Key: 5.49 |
| YIQ | Y: 222.386 I: 22.107 Q: -4.06 |
| XYZ | X: 71.01 Y: 73.127 Z: 59.65 |
| CIE Lab | L:88.508 a:3.228 b:16.537 |
| CIE Luv | L:88.508 u:15.016 v:23.371 |
| Decimal | 15850431 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.514, -1.426, 18.502 |
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