Behr Old Map N230-2

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What are Behr Old Map undertones?
Is Old Map N230-2 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Old Map
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Old Map N230-2
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	N230-2
Name:	Old Map
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Old Map?

Behr Old Map N230-2 is a light, muted beige with a gentle warm cast and a touch of soft gray that keeps it from reading too creamy. Its low saturation gives walls a quiet, powdery look rather than a pronounced tan or yellow-beige appearance. In daylight, Old Map can feel pale and lightly rosy-beige, while warmer evening lighting brings out its subtle warmth. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways where a soft neutral backdrop is wanted without using stark white. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, clay-toned accents, or charcoal details for more contrast.

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What are Behr Old Map undertones?

Old Map 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:

#D5C9BC

RGB code:

213, 201, 188

Is Behr Old Map cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 31°, this Pink reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

N230-2 Old Map HSL code: 31, 23%, 79%

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 Old Map

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

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Old Map:

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

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Old Map

Darker shades

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Old Map

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 Old Map with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 211, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.

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LRV of Old Map

Old Map has an LRV of 59.7% 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 59.7%, 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	#d5c9bc
RGB Decimal	213, 201, 188
RGB Percent	83.53%, 78.82%, 73.73%
HSV	Hue: 31° Saturation: 11.74% Value: 83.53%
HSL	hsl(31, 23, 79)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.63 Yellow: 11.74 Key: 16.47
YIQ	Y: 203.106 I: 11.328 Q: -1.507
XYZ	X: 57.403 Y: 59.551 Z: 56.034
CIE Lab	L:81.594 a:1.976 b:7.992
CIE Luv	L:81.594 u:7.844 v:11.376
Decimal	14010812
Hunter Lab	77.169, -2.268, 10.967