Behr Garden Cucumber M400-7

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Behr Garden Cucumber reviews (23 photos)
What are Behr Garden Cucumber undertones?
Is Garden Cucumber M400-7 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Garden Cucumber
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Garden Cucumber M400-7
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	M400-7
Name:	Garden Cucumber
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Garden Cucumber?

Behr Garden Cucumber M400-7 is a deep, muted green with a subtle olive cast and a softly weathered look. Its low-saturation finish keeps the color grounded rather than bright, making it especially effective for cabinetry, a study, or a dining room accent wall. In strong daylight, Garden Cucumber reads as a dusty leafy green; in lower light, it settles into a darker, more shadowed forest tone. Pair it with warm off-whites, natural oak, aged brass, and clay-toned textiles to bring out its earthy side.

Behr Garden Cucumber reviews (23 photos)

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What are Behr Garden Cucumber undertones?

Garden Cucumber is a midtone, soft olive green. The HEX sample leans yellow-green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.

HEX value:

#506A48

RGB code:

80, 106, 72

Is Behr Garden Cucumber cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 106°, this dark green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

M400-7 Garden Cucumber HSL code: 106, 19%, 35%

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 Garden Cucumber

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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Morning

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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 dark green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Garden Cucumber:

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

M400-7
Garden Cucumber

Darker shades

M400-7
Garden Cucumber

S400-7
Deep Viridian

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 Garden Cucumber with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 286, such as Behr Mata Hari and Ancestry Violet.

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LRV of Garden Cucumber

Garden Cucumber has an LRV of 11.46% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 11.46%, 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	#506a48
RGB Decimal	80, 106, 72
RGB Percent	31.37%, 41.57%, 28.24%
HSV	Hue: 106° Saturation: 32.08% Value: 41.57%
HSL	hsl(106, 19, 35)
CMYK	Cyan: 24.53 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 32.08 Key: 58.43
YIQ	Y: 94.35 I: -4.568 Q: -16.081
XYZ	X: 9.632 Y: 12.481 Z: 8.031
CIE Lab	L:41.971 a:-16.767 b:16.075
CIE Luv	L:41.971 u:-12.804 v:21.869
Decimal	5270088
Hunter Lab	35.329, -13.161, 11.253