Behr Joie De Vivre MQ4-60
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| Code: | MQ4-60 |
| Name: | Joie De Vivre |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Joie De Vivre?
Behr Joie De Vivre MQ4-60 is a muted rosy mauve with a noticeable lavender cast, sitting in the mid-tone range rather than reading as a pale pastel. Its softened saturation keeps the color from feeling overly sweet, while the pink undertone gives it gentle warmth. In bright daylight, Joie De Vivre can look clearer and more floral; under warm lamps, it tends to deepen into a dustier plum-pink. It makes a compelling bedroom wall color or a distinctive choice for a powder room, especially with warm white trim and brushed brass hardware. Pair it with soft taupe, mushroom gray, pale oak, or creamy linen fabrics to keep the palette grounded.
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What are Behr Joie De Vivre undertones?
Joie De Vivre is a mid-light, soft dusty pink. The HEX sample leans pink; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light may make it look rosier, while cool daylight can make it feel more muted and gray.
HEX value:
RGB code:
188, 134, 175
Is Behr Joie De Vivre cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 314°, this Purple reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ4-60 Joie De Vivre HSL code: 314, 29%, 63%
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 Joie De Vivre
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 Purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Joie De Vivre:
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
MQ4-60
Joie De Vivre
Darker shades
MQ4-60
Joie De Vivre
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 Joie De Vivre with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 134, such as Behr Greener Pastures and Mountain Falls.
LRV of Joie De Vivre
Joie De Vivre has an LRV of 32.86% 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 32.86%, 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 | #bc86af |
| RGB Decimal | 188, 134, 175 |
| RGB Percent | 73.73%, 52.55%, 68.63% |
| HSV | Hue: 314° Saturation: 28.72% Value: 73.73% |
| HSL | hsl(314, 29, 63) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 28.72 Yellow: 6.91 Key: 26.27 |
| YIQ | Y: 154.82 I: 19.004 Q: 24.182 |
| XYZ | X: 37.001 Y: 30.838 Z: 44.549 |
| CIE Lab | L:62.371 a:27.281 b:-13.354 |
| CIE Luv | L:62.371 u:29.102 v:-24.351 |
| Decimal | 12355247 |
| Hunter Lab | 55.532, 21.753, -8.692 |
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