Behr Malted N160-2
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| Code: | N160-2 |
| Name: | Malted |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Malted?
Behr Malted N160-2 is a light, muted beige with a gentle rosy-peach cast that keeps it from reading flat or gray. Its soft warmth is especially noticeable in daylight, while evening lighting can make the color appear a little more subdued and taupe-leaning. Malted suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways where a pale neutral with more character than plain cream is wanted. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, and aged brass for a cohesive look. Deep charcoal, dusty blue, or olive accents can add contrast without competing with this low-saturation shade.
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What are Behr Malted undertones?
Malted is a light, very muted pale rose-beige. The HEX sample has a subtle red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear red. 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:
219, 200, 192
Is Behr Malted cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 18°, this Pink reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
N160-2 Malted HSL code: 18, 27%, 81%
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 Malted
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 Pink shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Malted:
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 Malted with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 198, such as Behr Oceanic Climate and Nor'Wester.
LRV of Malted
Malted has an LRV of 60.8% 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 60.8%, 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 | #dbc8c0 |
| RGB Decimal | 219, 200, 192 |
| RGB Percent | 85.88%, 78.43%, 75.29% |
| HSV | Hue: 18° Saturation: 12.33% Value: 85.88% |
| HSL | hsl(18, 27, 81) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.68 Yellow: 12.33 Key: 14.12 |
| YIQ | Y: 204.769 I: 13.893 Q: 1.53 |
| XYZ | X: 59.381 Y: 60.175 Z: 58.342 |
| CIE Lab | L:81.933 a:5.31 b:6.407 |
| CIE Luv | L:81.933 u:11.776 v:8.49 |
| Decimal | 14403776 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.573, 0.886, 9.71 |
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