Behr Louvre N280-3
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| Code: | N280-3 |
| Name: | Louvre |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Louvre?
Behr Louvre N280-3 is a light, warm beige with a soft sandy base and muted peach-tan undertones. Its gentle warmth keeps it from reading flat or gray, while the low saturation gives it a relaxed, lightly weathered appearance. In bright daylight, Louvre can look creamy and sun-washed; under warmer evening bulbs, its tan and peach notes become more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a pale neutral is wanted without a stark white cast. Pair it with off-white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, terracotta pottery, or deeper brown accents for a grounded palette.
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What are Behr Louvre undertones?
Louvre is a light, muted golden beige. 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:
221, 195, 164
Is Behr Louvre cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 33° on the HSL hue wheel, this Beige sits firmly on the warm side.
N280-3 Louvre HSL code: 33, 46%, 75%
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 Louvre
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Louvre:
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 Louvre with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Louvre
Louvre has an LRV of 57.2% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 57.2%, 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 | #ddc3a4 |
| RGB Decimal | 221, 195, 164 |
| RGB Percent | 86.67%, 76.47%, 64.31% |
| HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 25.79% Value: 86.67% |
| HSL | hsl(33, 46, 75) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.76 Yellow: 25.79 Key: 13.33 |
| YIQ | Y: 199.24 I: 25.455 Q: -4.147 |
| XYZ | X: 56.035 Y: 57.085 Z: 43.179 |
| CIE Lab | L:80.227 a:4.481 b:18.971 |
| CIE Luv | L:80.227 u:18.041 v:25.858 |
| Decimal | 14533540 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.554, 0.164, 19.004 |
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