Behr Nugget Gold S260-7
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| Code: | S260-7 |
| Name: | Nugget Gold |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Nugget Gold?
Behr Nugget Gold S260-7 is a medium-deep golden brown with a noticeably warm, earthy cast. Its #936c48 value reads as softened ochre mixed with brown, rather than a bright yellow gold. In strong daylight, the golden side of the color is more apparent, while lower or warmer lighting can bring out its deeper brown character. Nugget Gold makes a grounded accent wall, dining room color, or front-door shade, and it can also add weight to cabinetry when paired with lighter walls. Try it alongside creamy off-whites, charcoal, muted olive, black metal, or natural woods with medium to dark grain.
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What are Behr Nugget Gold undertones?
Nugget Gold is a midtone, soft terracotta. 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:
147, 108, 72
Is Behr Nugget Gold cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 29°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
S260-7 Nugget Gold HSL code: 29, 34%, 43%
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 Nugget Gold
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Nugget Gold:
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
S260-7
Nugget Gold
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 Nugget Gold with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 209, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of Nugget Gold
Nugget Gold has an LRV of 17.48% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 17.48%, 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 | #936c48 |
| RGB Decimal | 147, 108, 72 |
| RGB Percent | 57.65%, 42.35%, 28.24% |
| HSV | Hue: 29° Saturation: 51.02% Value: 57.65% |
| HSL | hsl(29, 34, 43) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 26.53 Yellow: 51.02 Key: 42.35 |
| YIQ | Y: 115.557 I: 34.809 Q: -2.953 |
| XYZ | X: 18.566 Y: 17.397 Z: 8.509 |
| CIE Lab | L:48.757 a:10.984 b:26.141 |
| CIE Luv | L:48.757 u:28.904 v:28.483 |
| Decimal | 9661512 |
| Hunter Lab | 41.71, 6.46, 17.101 |
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