Behr Moth Gray N200-1

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Moth Gray for living room (3 photos)
Behr Moth Gray reviews (7 photos)
What are Behr Moth Gray undertones?
Is Moth Gray N200-1 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Moth Gray
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Moth Gray N200-1
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	N200-1
Name:	Moth Gray
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Moth Gray?

Behr Moth Gray N200-1 is a pale, muted gray with a noticeable beige cast that keeps it from reading cold. Its low-saturation, softly warm character makes it a practical wall color for bedrooms, hallways, and open living areas where a bright neutral is wanted without a stark white effect. In daylight, Moth Gray can appear lightly greige, while warmer evening bulbs tend to bring out its creamy, beige-gray side. Pair it with off-white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, and matte black hardware for contrast. It is best suited to broad wall surfaces, where its subtle variation can be appreciated rather than lost.

Moth Gray for living room (3 photos)

Check out this stunning light color used in real living rooms. Explore how this beige shade can create a unique space

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Behr Moth Gray reviews (7 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this beige that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Behr Moth Gray undertones?

Moth Gray is a light, very muted sandy beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:

#DAD3CB

RGB code:

218, 211, 203

Is Behr Moth Gray cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 32°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

N200-1 Moth Gray HSL code: 32, 17%, 83%

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 Moth Gray

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Moth Gray:

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

N200-1
Moth Gray

Darker shades

N200-1
Moth Gray

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 Moth Gray with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 212, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.

N200-1
Moth Gray

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LRV of Moth Gray

Moth Gray has an LRV of 65.84% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 65.84%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#dad3cb
RGB Decimal	218, 211, 203
RGB Percent	85.49%, 82.75%, 79.61%
HSV	Hue: 32° Saturation: 6.88% Value: 85.49%
HSL	hsl(32, 17, 83)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.21 Yellow: 6.88 Key: 14.51
YIQ	Y: 212.181 I: 6.742 Q: -1.009
XYZ	X: 62.985 Y: 65.806 Z: 65.868
CIE Lab	L:84.898 a:1.013 b:4.813
CIE Luv	L:84.898 u:4.51 v:7.007
Decimal	14341067
Hunter Lab	81.121, -3.369, 8.643