Behr Future Vision N100-3
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| Code: | N100-3 |
| Name: | Future Vision |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Future Vision?
Behr Future Vision N100-3 is a light, muted gray with a noticeable lavender cast. Its soft purple-gray undertone keeps it from reading flat, giving pale walls a gently tinted look rather than a plain neutral finish. In bright daylight, it can appear closer to a silvery gray, while lower or cooler light may bring out more of its lilac character. Use it in bedrooms, bathrooms, or a quiet home office with crisp white trim, charcoal accents, and brushed nickel hardware. Natural oak, pale maple, soft black, and dusty blue textiles provide grounded pairings without competing with the shade.
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What are Behr Future Vision undertones?
Future Vision is a mid-light, near-neutral light gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
188, 182, 188
Is Behr Future Vision cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 300°, this Purple leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
N100-3 Future Vision HSL code: 300, 4%, 73%
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 Future Vision
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 Purple shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Future Vision:
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
N100-3
Future Vision
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 Future Vision with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 120, such as Behr Frothy Surf and Juniper Breeze.
LRV of Future Vision
Future Vision has an LRV of 48.23% 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 48.23%, 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 | #bcb6bc |
| RGB Decimal | 188, 182, 188 |
| RGB Percent | 73.73%, 71.37%, 73.73% |
| HSV | Hue: 300° Saturation: 3.19% Value: 73.73% |
| HSL | hsl(300, 4, 73) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.19 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 26.27 |
| YIQ | Y: 184.478 I: 1.647 Q: 3.136 |
| XYZ | X: 46.542 Y: 47.778 Z: 54.334 |
| CIE Lab | L:74.685 a:3.216 b:-2.282 |
| CIE Luv | L:74.685 u:3.066 v:-3.959 |
| Decimal | 12367548 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.122, -0.773, 1.78 |
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