Behr New Cream HDC-NT-17
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| Code: | HDC-NT-17 |
| Name: | New Cream |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr New Cream?
Behr New Cream HDC-NT-17 is a pale, warm cream with a soft beige cast that keeps it from reading as stark white. Its #ede0c0 color value suggests gentle yellow-beige undertones and a light, low-contrast appearance. In bright daylight, New Cream can look clean and lightly sunlit, while evening light tends to bring out its deeper buttery warmth. It suits living room walls, bedrooms, hallways, and ceilings where a softer alternative to white is wanted. Pair it with natural oak, warm white trim, linen upholstery, terracotta accents, or muted olive and dusty blue details.
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What are Behr New Cream undertones?
New Cream is a light, muted warm cream. 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:
237, 224, 192
Is Behr New Cream cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 43° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
HDC-NT-17 New Cream HSL code: 43, 56%, 84%
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 New Cream
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr New Cream:
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-17
New Cream
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 New Cream with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 223, such as Behr Jean Jacket Blue and Dark Navy.
LRV of New Cream
New Cream has an LRV of 74.61% and refers to Off‑White 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 74.61%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #ede0c0 |
| RGB Decimal | 237, 224, 192 |
| RGB Percent | 92.94%, 87.84%, 75.29% |
| HSV | Hue: 43° Saturation: 18.99% Value: 92.94% |
| HSL | hsl(43, 56, 84) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.49 Yellow: 18.99 Key: 7.06 |
| YIQ | Y: 224.239 I: 18.03 Q: -7.208 |
| XYZ | X: 71.094 Y: 75.123 Z: 60.61 |
| CIE Lab | L:89.451 a:-0.655 b:17.289 |
| CIE Luv | L:89.451 u:9.61 v:25.209 |
| Decimal | 15589568 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.674, -5.264, 19.211 |
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