Behr Home Sweet Home MQ2-19
| Code: | MQ2-19 |
| Name: | Home Sweet Home |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Home Sweet Home?
Behr's MQ2-19 Home Sweet Home is a warm, inviting hue that evokes a sense of coziness and comfort. This rich, earthy tone pairs beautifully with shades of cream, sage green, and dusky pink, creating a harmonious and tranquil atmosphere. Complement Home Sweet Home with deep mahogany or weathered wood accents for a sophisticated and timeless look. This color is versatile and works well in a variety of spaces, from a relaxing bedroom retreat to a welcoming living room. Pairing Home Sweet Home with natural textures like linen and rattan will enhance its organic and serene feel.
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What are Behr Home Sweet Home undertones?
Home Sweet Home has a clear red undertone based on its position in the color space. We identify undertones by isolating the pure hue (separating it from lightness and saturation), which avoids distortions caused by tints, tones, and shades.
This method is generally more reliable than judging undertones on a white background.
HEX value:
#9B7E65
RGB code:
155, 126, 101
Is Behr Home Sweet Home MQ2-19 cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 28°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ2-19 Home Sweet Home HSL code: 28, 21%, 50%
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 Home Sweet Home
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 (Kelvins).
Use the slider to see how this brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Home Sweet Home:
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
MQ2-19
Home Sweet Home
Darker shades
MQ2-19
Home Sweet Home
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 Home Sweet Home with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 208, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of Home Sweet Home
Home Sweet Home has an LRV of 23.19% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 23.19%, 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 | #9b7e65 |  |
| RGB Decimal | 155, 126, 101 | |
| RGB Percent | 60.78%, 49.41%, 39.61% | |
| HSV | Hue: 28° Saturation: 34.84% Value: 60.78% | |
| HSL | hsl(28, 21, 50) | |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 18.71 Yellow: 34.84 Key: 39.22 | |
| YIQ | Y: 131.821 I: 25.315 Q: -1.645 | |
| XYZ | X: 23.328 Y: 22.831 Z: 15.486 | |
| CIE Lab | L:54.898 a:7.457 b:17.839 | |
| CIE Luv | L:54.898 u:20.343 v:21.477 | |
| Decimal | 10190437 | |
| Hunter Lab | 47.782, 3.528, 14.231 | |
Behr MQ2-19 Home Sweet Home
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