Behr Moonlit Mauve N130-3
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| Code: | N130-3 |
| Name: | Moonlit Mauve |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Moonlit Mauve?
Behr Moonlit Mauve N130-3 is a light, muted mauve with a noticeable gray-beige cast that keeps the pink influence understated. Its soft, low-saturation character reads warmer beside crisp white trim, while daylight can bring out its dusty rose side. Use it on bedroom, powder-room, or living-room walls when a standard beige feels too plain but a stronger pink would be overwhelming. It pairs naturally with warm whites, mushroom taupes, weathered oak, linen upholstery, and brushed brass hardware. For more contrast, add charcoal accents or deep olive textiles without losing the color’s gentle, grounded look.
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What are Behr Moonlit Mauve undertones?
Moonlit Mauve is a mid-light, very muted muted taupe. 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:
195, 176, 171
Is Behr Moonlit Mauve cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 13°, this Pink reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
N130-3 Moonlit Mauve HSL code: 13, 17%, 72%
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 Moonlit Mauve
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 Moonlit Mauve:
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
N130-3
Moonlit Mauve
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 Moonlit Mauve with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 193, such as Behr Greenwich Village and Oceanic Climate.
LRV of Moonlit Mauve
Moonlit Mauve has an LRV of 46.31% 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 46.31%, 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 | #c3b0ab |
| RGB Decimal | 195, 176, 171 |
| RGB Percent | 76.47%, 69.02%, 67.06% |
| HSV | Hue: 13° Saturation: 12.31% Value: 76.47% |
| HSL | hsl(13, 17, 72) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 9.74 Yellow: 12.31 Key: 23.53 |
| YIQ | Y: 181.111 I: 12.929 Q: 2.463 |
| XYZ | X: 45.381 Y: 45.594 Z: 44.927 |
| CIE Lab | L:73.281 a:5.96 b:5.039 |
| CIE Luv | L:73.281 u:11.659 v:6.251 |
| Decimal | 12824747 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.523, 1.799, 7.817 |
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