Behr Hot Chili S160-5
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| Code: | S160-5 |
| Name: | Hot Chili |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Hot Chili?
Behr Hot Chili S160-5 is a muted, medium-depth clay red with a noticeable rosy cast that keeps it from reading overly brown or orange. In daylight, it can appear like softened brick with dusty pink undertones, while warm evening lighting draws out its earthier, terracotta side. Use it on a dining room wall, powder room, or built-in cabinetry where a grounded color can carry the space without feeling too dark. Hot Chili pairs especially well with warm ivory, putty beige, weathered oak, aged brass, and subdued olive green. For a more restrained application, this shade also makes a strong accent on a front door or interior trim.
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What are Behr Hot Chili undertones?
Hot Chili is a midtone, soft brick red. The HEX sample leans red; 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:
173, 117, 107
Is Behr Hot Chili cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 9°, this dark red reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
S160-5 Hot Chili HSL code: 9, 29%, 55%
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 Hot Chili
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 dark red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Hot Chili:
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
S160-5
Hot Chili
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 Hot Chili with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 189, such as Behr Greenwich Village and Oceanic Climate.
LRV of Hot Chili
Hot Chili has an LRV of 23.48% 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 23.48%, 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 | #ad756b |
| RGB Decimal | 173, 117, 107 |
| RGB Percent | 67.84%, 45.88%, 41.96% |
| HSV | Hue: 9° Saturation: 38.15% Value: 67.84% |
| HSL | hsl(9, 29, 55) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 32.37 Yellow: 38.15 Key: 32.16 |
| YIQ | Y: 132.604 I: 36.584 Q: 8.734 |
| XYZ | X: 26.249 Y: 22.67 Z: 16.899 |
| CIE Lab | L:54.731 a:20.735 b:14.469 |
| CIE Luv | L:54.731 u:38.388 v:14.905 |
| Decimal | 11367787 |
| Hunter Lab | 47.613, 15.085, 12.286 |
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