Behr Natural Chamois HDC-NT-16
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| Code: | HDC-NT-16 |
| Name: | Natural Chamois |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Natural Chamois?
Behr Natural Chamois HDC-NT-16 is a muted, medium-light beige with a noticeably warm, earthy cast. Its blend of tan and soft golden-brown notes gives it more depth than a pale cream, while the restrained saturation keeps it from reading overly yellow. In bright daylight, this shade can appear like a sun-warmed neutral; under warmer bulbs, its brown-beige character becomes more pronounced. It is well suited to living room, hallway, or bedroom walls where a grounded neutral is wanted, and it can also bring gentle contrast to off-white trim. Pair Natural Chamois with creamy whites, warm charcoal, olive-leaning greens, aged brass, oak, and natural linen for a layered, material-focused look.
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What are Behr Natural Chamois undertones?
Natural Chamois is a mid-light, muted caramel tan. 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:
187, 168, 139
Is Behr Natural Chamois cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 36°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HDC-NT-16 Natural Chamois HSL code: 36, 26%, 64%
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 Natural Chamois
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 Natural Chamois:
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
HDC-NT-16
Natural Chamois
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 Natural Chamois with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Natural Chamois
Natural Chamois has an LRV of 40.5% 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 40.5%, 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 | #bba88b |
| RGB Decimal | 187, 168, 139 |
| RGB Percent | 73.33%, 65.88%, 54.51% |
| HSV | Hue: 36° Saturation: 25.67% Value: 73.33% |
| HSL | hsl(36, 26, 64) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.16 Yellow: 25.67 Key: 26.67 |
| YIQ | Y: 170.375 I: 20.641 Q: -5.006 |
| XYZ | X: 39.156 Y: 40.435 Z: 30.161 |
| CIE Lab | L:69.778 a:2.306 b:17.519 |
| CIE Luv | L:69.778 u:13.531 v:23.588 |
| Decimal | 12298379 |
| Hunter Lab | 63.589, -1.365, 16.39 |
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