Behr Granola S230-4
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| Code: | S230-4 |
| Name: | Granola |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Granola?
Behr Granola S230-4 is a light-to-medium warm tan with a muted sandy base and a soft peach-brown cast. Its moderate depth gives walls more presence than a pale cream while keeping the room bright and open. In direct daylight, Granola can read as a sun-warmed beige; under incandescent or warm LED lighting, its rosy caramel undertones become more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and dining spaces, especially alongside ivory trim, oatmeal textiles, natural oak, woven fibers, and aged brass. For contrast, pair this shade with deep olive, charcoal brown, or a softened blue-gray.
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What are Behr Granola undertones?
Granola is a mid-light, soft 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:
201, 163, 134
Is Behr Granola cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 26° on the HSL hue wheel, this Beige sits firmly on the warm side.
S230-4 Granola HSL code: 26, 38%, 66%
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 Granola
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Granola:
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
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 Granola with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 206, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of Granola
Granola has an LRV of 40.85% 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 40.85%, 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 | #c9a386 |
| RGB Decimal | 201, 163, 134 |
| RGB Percent | 78.82%, 63.92%, 52.55% |
| HSV | Hue: 26° Saturation: 33.33% Value: 78.82% |
| HSL | hsl(26, 38, 66) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 18.91 Yellow: 33.33 Key: 21.18 |
| YIQ | Y: 171.056 I: 31.963 Q: -0.986 |
| XYZ | X: 41.488 Y: 40.335 Z: 28.148 |
| CIE Lab | L:69.708 a:9.856 b:20.365 |
| CIE Luv | L:69.708 u:26.456 v:25.64 |
| Decimal | 13214598 |
| Hunter Lab | 63.51, 5.464, 18.179 |
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