Behr Granite Dust MQ3-06

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Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Granite Dust MQ3-06
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	MQ3-06
Name:	Granite Dust
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Granite Dust?

Behr Granite Dust MQ3-06 is a light, softly muted greige with a noticeable beige cast and a gentle gray restraint. Its low-contrast, slightly warm appearance keeps it from reading stark, especially alongside crisp white trim. In bright daylight, Granite Dust can look like a pale mineral neutral, while lower or warmer lighting brings forward its creamy taupe undertone. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and open-plan spaces where a quiet wall color is needed without the chill of a cool gray. Pair it with warm white, natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, or charcoal accents for a grounded, layered look.

Granite Dust for bedroom (3 photos)

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Behr MQ3-06 for bathroom (2 photos)

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What are Behr Granite Dust undertones?

Granite Dust is a light, very muted sandy beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:

#D7CEC4

RGB code:

215, 206, 196

Is Behr Granite Dust cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 32°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

MQ3-06 Granite Dust HSL code: 32, 19%, 81%

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 Granite Dust

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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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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Granite Dust:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Granite Dust with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 212, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.

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LRV of Granite Dust

Granite Dust has an LRV of 62.66% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 62.66%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#d7cec4
RGB Decimal	215, 206, 196
RGB Percent	84.31%, 80.78%, 76.86%
HSV	Hue: 32° Saturation: 8.84% Value: 84.31%
HSL	hsl(32, 19, 81)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.19 Yellow: 8.84 Key: 15.69
YIQ	Y: 207.551 I: 8.577 Q: -1.208
XYZ	X: 60.058 Y: 62.576 Z: 61.124
CIE Lab	L:83.219 a:1.388 b:6.081
CIE Luv	L:83.219 u:5.83 v:8.765
Decimal	14143172
Hunter Lab	79.105, -2.914, 9.56