Behr Light Granite N340-1

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What are Behr Light Granite undertones?
Is Light Granite N340-1 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Light Granite
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Light Granite N340-1
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	N340-1
Name:	Light Granite
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Light Granite?

Behr Light Granite N340-1 is a pale, softened neutral with a lightly warm beige cast rather than a stark white appearance. Its low saturation gives walls a quiet, gently muted look, while the hint of warmth keeps it from reading cold or blue. In bright daylight, this shade can appear close to a creamy off-white; under warmer evening lighting, its beige undertones become more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and open-plan spaces, especially alongside natural oak, linen upholstery, brushed brass, charcoal accents, or soft white trim.

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What are Behr Light Granite undertones?

Light Granite is a light, very muted straw beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. 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:

#E2DDCF

RGB code:

226, 221, 207

Is Behr Light Granite cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 44°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

N340-1 Light Granite HSL code: 44, 25%, 85%

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 Light Granite

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Light Granite:

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

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Darker shades

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Light Granite

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 Light Granite with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 224, such as Behr Hypnotic and Midnight Blue.

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Light Granite

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LRV of Light Granite

Light Granite has an LRV of 72.11% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 72.11%, 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	#e2ddcf
RGB Decimal	226, 221, 207
RGB Percent	88.63%, 86.67%, 81.18%
HSV	Hue: 44° Saturation: 8.41% Value: 88.63%
HSL	hsl(44, 25, 85)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.21 Yellow: 8.41 Key: 11.37
YIQ	Y: 220.899 I: 7.478 Q: -3.299
XYZ	X: 68.481 Y: 72.387 Z: 69.379
CIE Lab	L:88.155 a:-0.7 b:7.475
CIE Luv	L:88.155 u:3.685 v:11.281
Decimal	14867919
Hunter Lab	85.081, -5.218, 11.208