Behr Joyful Orange P240-7
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| Code: | P240-7 |
| Name: | Joyful Orange |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Joyful Orange?
Behr Joyful Orange P240-7 is a bright, high-energy orange with a clear golden-yellow cast rather than a red or rust undertone. Its strong saturation makes it read as a sunlit, juicy color on walls, especially in kitchens, playrooms, breakfast nooks, or creative workspaces. In direct daylight, the color appears clean and lively; under warmer evening bulbs, it shifts toward a deeper, more glowing orange. Use Joyful Orange on a focal wall, front door, or painted furniture piece when a full-room application would feel too intense. Crisp white trim, pale sand tones, natural oak, woven rattan, and deep charcoal provide grounding contrast without dulling its brightness.
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What are Behr Joyful Orange undertones?
Joyful Orange is a mid-light, clear caramel orange. The HEX sample leans orange; 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:
250, 147, 53
Is Behr Joyful Orange cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 29° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.
P240-7 Joyful Orange HSL code: 29, 95%, 59%
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 Joyful Orange
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 Red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Joyful Orange:
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
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 Joyful Orange with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 209, such as Behr Toile Blue and French Porcelain.
LRV of Joyful Orange
Joyful Orange has an LRV of 38.8% 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 38.8%, 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 | #fa9335 |
| RGB Decimal | 250, 147, 53 |
| RGB Percent | 98.04%, 57.65%, 20.78% |
| HSV | Hue: 29° Saturation: 78.8% Value: 98.04% |
| HSL | hsl(29, 95, 59) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 41.2 Yellow: 78.8 Key: 1.96 |
| YIQ | Y: 167.081 I: 91.584 Q: -7.464 |
| XYZ | X: 50.505 Y: 41.454 Z: 8.709 |
| CIE Lab | L:70.493 a:32.167 b:62.954 |
| CIE Luv | L:70.493 u:83.763 v:60.33 |
| Decimal | 16421685 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.385, 27.346, 37.05 |
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