Behr Light Year N370-3
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| Code: | N370-3 |
| Name: | Light Year |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Light Year?
Behr Light Year N370-3 is a light, muted gray-beige with a subtle green cast that keeps it from reading flat or overly warm. Its soft, low-saturation character suits larger wall areas, where it creates a quiet backdrop without the starkness of a pale gray. In bright daylight, the color can appear closer to a weathered light gray, while lower or warmer light brings out its beige and olive-leaning undertones. Try it in a bedroom, living room, or hallway alongside warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, and matte black hardware. Light Year also pairs well with dusty blue accents and deeper charcoal tones for added contrast.
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What are Behr Light Year undertones?
Light Year is a mid-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:
RGB code:
191, 191, 180
Is Behr Light Year cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 60°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
N370-3 Light Year HSL code: 60, 8%, 73%
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 Year
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Light Year:
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
N370-3
Light Year
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 Light Year with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 240, such as Behr Blue Aura and Camelot.
LRV of Light Year
Light Year has an LRV of 51.33% 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 51.33%, 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 | #bfbfb4 |
| RGB Decimal | 191, 191, 180 |
| RGB Percent | 74.90%, 74.90%, 70.59% |
| HSV | Hue: 60° Saturation: 5.76% Value: 74.9% |
| HSL | hsl(60, 8, 73) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 5.76 Key: 25.1 |
| YIQ | Y: 189.746 I: 3.535 Q: -3.423 |
| XYZ | X: 48.353 Y: 51.633 Z: 50.587 |
| CIE Lab | L:77.061 a:-1.979 b:5.549 |
| CIE Luv | L:77.061 u:0.611 v:8.484 |
| Decimal | 12566452 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.856, -5.634, 8.56 |
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