Behr Lichen MQ6-56
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| Code: | MQ6-56 |
| Name: | Lichen |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Lichen?
Behr Lichen MQ6-56 is a muted light khaki-beige with an understated olive cast. Its soft, dusty appearance keeps it from reading too yellow, while the warm base gives it more presence than a typical neutral off-white. In bright daylight, Lichen can look like a faded parchment tone; under warmer bulbs, its beige and olive notes become more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a quiet, grounded wall color is wanted without going fully gray or cream. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven linen, aged brass, and deeper olive or charcoal accents.
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What are Behr Lichen undertones?
Lichen is a mid-light, muted mustard. 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:
187, 182, 146
Is Behr Lichen cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 53°, this Green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ6-56 Lichen HSL code: 53, 23%, 65%
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 Lichen
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Lichen:
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
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 Lichen with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 233, such as Behr Blue Aura and Camelot.
LRV of Lichen
Lichen has an LRV of 45.35% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 45.35%, 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 | #bbb692 |
| RGB Decimal | 187, 182, 146 |
| RGB Percent | 73.33%, 71.37%, 57.25% |
| HSV | Hue: 53° Saturation: 21.93% Value: 73.33% |
| HSL | hsl(53, 23, 65) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.67 Yellow: 21.93 Key: 26.67 |
| YIQ | Y: 179.391 I: 14.548 Q: -10.146 |
| XYZ | X: 42.409 Y: 46.097 Z: 33.85 |
| CIE Lab | L:73.608 a:-4.172 b:19.011 |
| CIE Luv | L:73.608 u:4.994 v:27.053 |
| Decimal | 12301970 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.895, -7.318, 17.966 |
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