Behr Hybrid S340-3
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| Code: | S340-3 |
| Name: | Hybrid |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Hybrid?
Behr Hybrid S340-3 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable yellow-green cast that keeps it from reading like a standard cream. Its soft, dusty color value gives walls a grounded look without becoming dark or heavy. In bright daylight, Hybrid can appear closer to a pale khaki or weathered straw, while lower or warmer lighting may bring out its beige side. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a gentle neutral is wanted with more character than off-white. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven fibers, aged brass, and olive or charcoal accents for a cohesive palette.
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What are Behr Hybrid undertones?
Hybrid is a light, muted straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:
208, 205, 169
Is Behr Hybrid cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 55°, this Green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
S340-3 Hybrid HSL code: 55, 29%, 74%
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 Hybrid
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Hybrid:
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
S340-3
Hybrid
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 Hybrid with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 235, such as Behr Blue Aura and Camelot.
LRV of Hybrid
Hybrid has an LRV of 58.85% 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 58.85%, 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 | #d0cda9 |
| RGB Decimal | 208, 205, 169 |
| RGB Percent | 81.57%, 80.39%, 66.27% |
| HSV | Hue: 55° Saturation: 18.75% Value: 81.57% |
| HSL | hsl(55, 29, 74) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.44 Yellow: 18.75 Key: 18.43 |
| YIQ | Y: 201.793 I: 13.356 Q: -10.569 |
| XYZ | X: 55.004 Y: 59.938 Z: 46.197 |
| CIE Lab | L:81.804 a:-4.904 b:18.344 |
| CIE Luv | L:81.804 u:3.742 v:26.967 |
| Decimal | 13684137 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.42, -8.665, 18.815 |
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