Behr Pencil Sketch N500-4
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| Code: | N500-4 |
| Name: | Pencil Sketch |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Pencil Sketch?
Behr Pencil Sketch N500-4 is a medium-light gray with a faint cool, blue-leaning cast that keeps it from reading flat or beige. Its muted saturation gives walls a clean, softly weathered appearance, especially beside crisp white trim. In bright daylight, Pencil Sketch can look a touch lighter and cooler, while lower or warmer artificial light brings out its balanced gray base. It suits bedrooms, home offices, and living rooms where a calm neutral backdrop is wanted without using a very pale gray. Pair it with charcoal accents, white oak, brushed nickel, black metal, or soft off-white textiles for a grounded finish.
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What are Behr Pencil Sketch undertones?
Pencil Sketch is a mid-light, near-neutral medium gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
153, 157, 158
Is Behr Pencil Sketch cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 192°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
N500-4 Pencil Sketch HSL code: 192, 3%, 61%
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 Pencil Sketch
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Pencil Sketch:
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
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 Pencil Sketch with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 12, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Pencil Sketch
Pencil Sketch has an LRV of 33.37% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 33.37%, 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 | #999d9e |
| RGB Decimal | 153, 157, 158 |
| RGB Percent | 60.00%, 61.57%, 61.96% |
| HSV | Hue: 192° Saturation: 3.16% Value: 61.96% |
| HSL | hsl(192, 3, 61) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 3.16 Magenta: 0.63 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 38.04 |
| YIQ | Y: 155.918 I: -2.705 Q: -0.535 |
| XYZ | X: 31.364 Y: 33.355 Z: 37.124 |
| CIE Lab | L:64.447 a:-1.24 b:-1.019 |
| CIE Luv | L:64.447 u:-2.302 v:-1.27 |
| Decimal | 10067358 |
| Hunter Lab | 57.754, -4.132, 2.316 |
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