Behr Livingston N330-5
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| Code: | N330-5 |
| Name: | Livingston |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Livingston?
Behr Livingston N330-5 is a muted mid-tone taupe with a noticeable dusty khaki cast. Its mix of softened brown, gray, and yellow-beige undertones gives it gentle warmth without reading strongly golden. In bright daylight, Livingston can appear more beige and lightly earthy, while lower or cooler light brings forward its gray-brown side. It is a grounded option for living room walls, a study, or painted cabinetry, especially alongside creamy off-whites, charcoal accents, aged brass, linen, and natural wood. Use this shade where a pale neutral would feel too light but a deep brown would add too much weight.
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What are Behr Livingston undertones?
Livingston is a mid-light, muted caramel tan. The HEX sample leans yellow-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:
163, 152, 128
Is Behr Livingston cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 41°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
N330-5 Livingston HSL code: 41, 16%, 57%
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 Livingston
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Livingston:
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
N330-5
Livingston
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 Livingston with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 221, such as Behr Hypnotic and Midnight Blue.
LRV of Livingston
Livingston has an LRV of 31.82% 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 31.82%, 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 | #a39880 |
| RGB Decimal | 163, 152, 128 |
| RGB Percent | 63.92%, 59.61%, 50.20% |
| HSV | Hue: 41° Saturation: 21.47% Value: 63.92% |
| HSL | hsl(41, 16, 57) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.75 Yellow: 21.47 Key: 36.08 |
| YIQ | Y: 152.553 I: 14.267 Q: -5.142 |
| XYZ | X: 30.228 Y: 31.802 Z: 24.962 |
| CIE Lab | L:63.179 a:0.005 b:14.109 |
| CIE Luv | L:63.179 u:8.101 v:19.157 |
| Decimal | 10721408 |
| Hunter Lab | 56.393, -3.008, 13.231 |
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