Behr Potting Soil N360-7
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| Code: | N360-7 |
| Name: | Potting Soil |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Potting Soil?
Behr Potting Soil N360-7 is a deep, muted brown-gray with a subtle earthy warmth. Its low-saturation finish keeps it from reading overly chocolatey, while the hint of olive in the color gives it a grounded, organic character. In bright daylight, Potting Soil can appear like a softened dark taupe; at night or in shadow, it settles into a more substantial near-charcoal brown. Use it on an office wall, built-in shelving, kitchen cabinetry, or an exterior trim detail where a dark neutral feels more natural than black. Pair it with warm white, clay, faded green, brushed brass, oak, or aged leather for a material-rich look.
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What are Behr Potting Soil undertones?
Potting Soil is a deep, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. 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:
89, 81, 71
Is Behr Potting Soil cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 33°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
N360-7 Potting Soil HSL code: 33, 11%, 31%
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 Potting Soil
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 Potting Soil:
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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Darker shades
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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 Potting Soil with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Potting Soil
Potting Soil has an LRV of 8.75% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 8.75%, 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 | #595147 |
| RGB Decimal | 89, 81, 71 |
| RGB Percent | 34.90%, 31.76%, 27.84% |
| HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 20.22% Value: 34.9% |
| HSL | hsl(33, 11, 31) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.99 Yellow: 20.22 Key: 65.1 |
| YIQ | Y: 82.252 I: 7.981 Q: -1.42 |
| XYZ | X: 8.199 Y: 8.464 Z: 7.161 |
| CIE Lab | L:34.931 a:1.4 b:7.081 |
| CIE Luv | L:34.931 u:5.242 v:8.157 |
| Decimal | 5853511 |
| Hunter Lab | 29.093, -0.604, 5.77 |
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