Behr Gravelstone MQ2-50
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- Gravelstone for living room (1 photo)
- Behr Gravelstone reviews (5 photos)
- What are Behr Gravelstone undertones?
- Is Gravelstone MQ2-50 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Gravelstone
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Gravelstone MQ2-50
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | MQ2-50 |
| Name: | Gravelstone |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Gravelstone?
Behr Gravelstone MQ2-50 is a light, muted beige with a gentle warm-gray cast that keeps it from reading overly creamy. Its low-saturation, softly weathered appearance makes it a useful wall color for living rooms, bedrooms, and open-plan spaces that need warmth without strong yellow undertones. In bright daylight, Gravelstone can look like a pale sand-toned neutral, while evening or cooler lighting may bring forward its subtle gray-beige side. Pair it with off-white trim, medium oak, woven linen, and charcoal or deep olive accents for contrast. It is especially effective across large wall areas, where its quiet depth gives the room more definition than a plain white.
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LRV of Gravelstone
Gravelstone has an LRV of 58.25% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 58.25%, 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 | #d3c7b8 |
| RGB Decimal | 211, 199, 184 |
| RGB Percent | 82.75%, 78.04%, 72.16% |
| HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 12.8% Value: 82.75% |
| HSL | hsl(33, 23, 77) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.69 Yellow: 12.8 Key: 17.25 |
| YIQ | Y: 200.878 I: 11.971 Q: -2.13 |
| XYZ | X: 55.938 Y: 58.157 Z: 53.613 |
| CIE Lab | L:80.826 a:1.657 b:9.011 |
| CIE Luv | L:80.826 u:7.985 v:12.863 |
| Decimal | 13879224 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.261, -2.526, 11.7 |
