Behr Pasha Brown MQ2-51
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| Code: | MQ2-51 |
| Name: | Pasha Brown |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Pasha Brown?
Behr Pasha Brown MQ2-51 is a light, muted beige with a gentle gray cast that keeps it from reading overly creamy. Its soft warmth is most noticeable in daylight, while lower or cooler lighting can bring out its quiet taupe side. Use it on main walls in living rooms, bedrooms, or hallways where a pale neutral with more depth than white is wanted. Pasha Brown pairs well with warm white trim, weathered oak, linen upholstery, and matte black or aged-bronze hardware. It can also suit cabinetry or exterior siding when paired with deeper charcoal, brown, or olive accents.
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What are Behr Pasha Brown undertones?
Pasha Brown is a mid-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:
RGB code:
195, 183, 164
Is Behr Pasha Brown cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 37°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ2-51 Pasha Brown HSL code: 37, 21%, 70%
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 Pasha Brown
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 Pasha Brown:
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
MQ2-51
Pasha Brown
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 Pasha Brown with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 217, such as Behr Shaved Ice and Adirondack Blue.
LRV of Pasha Brown
Pasha Brown has an LRV of 48.2% 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 48.2%, 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 | #c3b7a4 |
| RGB Decimal | 195, 183, 164 |
| RGB Percent | 76.47%, 71.76%, 64.31% |
| HSV | Hue: 37° Saturation: 15.9% Value: 76.47% |
| HSL | hsl(37, 21, 70) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.15 Yellow: 15.9 Key: 23.53 |
| YIQ | Y: 184.422 I: 13.256 Q: -3.374 |
| XYZ | X: 46.139 Y: 48.15 Z: 41.975 |
| CIE Lab | L:74.92 a:1.064 b:11.198 |
| CIE Luv | L:74.92 u:8.303 v:15.802 |
| Decimal | 12826532 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.39, -2.745, 12.708 |
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