Behr Pale Ivy MQ6-55
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| Code: | MQ6-55 |
| Name: | Pale Ivy |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Pale Ivy?
Behr Pale Ivy MQ6-55 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable yellow-olive cast that keeps it from reading as a plain cream. Its soft, low-saturation color can look slightly warmer in afternoon sun, while cooler daylight brings out more of its subdued khaki undertone. Pale Ivy is well suited to living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a quiet neutral is wanted without a gray cast. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven linen, or aged brass for a layered, earthy interior. On cabinetry, this shade can create a gentle contrast against pale stone counters and off-white walls.
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What are Behr Pale Ivy undertones?
Pale Ivy is a light, muted straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:
212, 207, 178
Is Behr Pale Ivy cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 51°, this Green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ6-55 Pale Ivy HSL code: 51, 28%, 76%
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 Pale Ivy
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Pale Ivy:
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
MQ6-55
Pale Ivy
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 Pale Ivy with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 231, such as Behr Paparazzi Flash and Blue Aura.
LRV of Pale Ivy
Pale Ivy has an LRV of 61.08% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 61.08%, 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 | #d4cfb2 |
| RGB Decimal | 212, 207, 178 |
| RGB Percent | 83.14%, 81.18%, 69.80% |
| HSV | Hue: 51° Saturation: 16.04% Value: 83.14% |
| HSL | hsl(51, 28, 76) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.36 Yellow: 16.04 Key: 16.86 |
| YIQ | Y: 205.189 I: 12.298 Q: -7.967 |
| XYZ | X: 57.499 Y: 61.838 Z: 51.014 |
| CIE Lab | L:82.827 a:-3.106 b:15.055 |
| CIE Luv | L:82.827 u:4.572 v:22.255 |
| Decimal | 13946802 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.637, -7.097, 16.583 |
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