Behr Minestrone S200-5
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| Code: | S200-5 |
| Name: | Minestrone |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Minestrone?
Behr Minestrone S200-5 is a muted clay brown with warm rose and soft orange undertones. Its mid-depth value gives walls noticeable color without reading overly dark, especially in rooms with ample daylight. In bright light, Minestrone can appear like a faded terracotta; under warmer evening lamps, its brown base becomes more pronounced. It suits dining rooms, entryways, and powder rooms, and can also bring a grounded look to cabinetry or a painted accent wall. Pair it with creamy off-whites, deep olive greens, weathered wood, aged brass, and natural linen for a layered, earthy interior.
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What are Behr Minestrone undertones?
Minestrone is a midtone, muted caramel orange. The HEX sample leans 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:
176, 136, 114
Is Behr Minestrone cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 21°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
S200-5 Minestrone HSL code: 21, 28%, 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 Minestrone
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 Minestrone:
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
S200-5
Minestrone
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 Minestrone with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 201, such as Behr Oceanic Climate and Nor'Wester.
LRV of Minestrone
Minestrone has an LRV of 28.69% 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 28.69%, 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 | #b08872 |
| RGB Decimal | 176, 136, 114 |
| RGB Percent | 69.02%, 53.33%, 44.71% |
| HSV | Hue: 21° Saturation: 35.23% Value: 69.02% |
| HSL | hsl(21, 28, 57) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 22.73 Yellow: 35.23 Key: 30.98 |
| YIQ | Y: 145.452 I: 30.906 Q: 1.615 |
| XYZ | X: 29.746 Y: 28.055 Z: 19.763 |
| CIE Lab | L:59.938 a:12.15 b:17.689 |
| CIE Luv | L:59.938 u:27.685 v:20.95 |
| Decimal | 11569266 |
| Hunter Lab | 52.967, 7.554, 14.954 |
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