Behr Peat HDC-AC-15
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| Code: | HDC-AC-15 |
| Name: | Peat |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Peat?
Behr Peat HDC-AC-15 is a deep, muted brown with an earthy olive cast that keeps it from reading as a standard chocolate or charcoal neutral. Its low-saturation character gives walls a grounded, natural look, while the yellow-brown undertone becomes more noticeable in warm afternoon light. In cooler daylight, Peat can appear more subdued and slightly grayer, especially beside crisp white trim. It suits studies, dining rooms, entryways, and built-in cabinetry where a dark color can add visual weight without looking black. Pair it with creamy off-whites, soft clay tones, aged brass, walnut, linen, and matte black hardware for a layered, material-focused scheme.
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What are Behr Peat undertones?
Peat is a midtone, muted ochre-brown. 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:
110, 99, 76
Is Behr Peat cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 41°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HDC-AC-15 Peat HSL code: 41, 18%, 36%
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 Peat
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Peat:
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-AC-15
Peat
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 Peat with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 221, such as Behr Hypnotic and Midnight Blue.
LRV of Peat
Peat has an LRV of 12.81% 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 12.81%, 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 | #6e634c |
| RGB Decimal | 110, 99, 76 |
| RGB Percent | 43.14%, 38.82%, 29.80% |
| HSV | Hue: 41° Saturation: 30.91% Value: 43.14% |
| HSL | hsl(41, 18, 36) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.0 Yellow: 30.91 Key: 56.86 |
| YIQ | Y: 99.667 I: 13.946 Q: -4.831 |
| XYZ | X: 12.197 Y: 12.761 Z: 8.656 |
| CIE Lab | L:42.401 a:0.469 b:14.694 |
| CIE Luv | L:42.401 u:8.085 v:17.594 |
| Decimal | 7234380 |
| Hunter Lab | 35.722, -1.568, 10.639 |
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