Behr Prairie Dust N330-2
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| Code: | N330-2 |
| Name: | Prairie Dust |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Prairie Dust?
Behr Prairie Dust N330-2 is a light, muted beige with a soft gray cast that keeps its warmth from reading too creamy. Its low-saturation finish gives walls a gently weathered, plaster-like look rather than a crisp white appearance. In bright daylight, Prairie Dust can appear closer to a pale warm gray, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its subtle oatmeal-beige side. It is especially well suited to living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and open-plan spaces where a quiet neutral is needed without stark contrast. Pair it with natural oak, linen, aged brass, charcoal accents, and creamy off-whites for a layered, grounded palette.
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What are Behr Prairie Dust undertones?
Prairie Dust is a light, very muted straw beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. 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:
221, 215, 198
Is Behr Prairie Dust cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 44°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
N330-2 Prairie Dust HSL code: 44, 25%, 82%
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 Prairie Dust
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 Prairie Dust:
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
N330-2
Prairie Dust
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 Prairie Dust with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 224, such as Behr Hypnotic and Midnight Blue.
LRV of Prairie Dust
Prairie Dust has an LRV of 67.73% 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 67.73%, 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 | #ddd7c6 |
| RGB Decimal | 221, 215, 198 |
| RGB Percent | 86.67%, 84.31%, 77.65% |
| HSV | Hue: 44° Saturation: 10.41% Value: 86.67% |
| HSL | hsl(44, 25, 82) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.71 Yellow: 10.41 Key: 13.33 |
| YIQ | Y: 214.856 I: 9.038 Q: -4.021 |
| XYZ | X: 64.31 Y: 68.051 Z: 63.158 |
| CIE Lab | L:86.032 a:-0.84 b:9.121 |
| CIE Luv | L:86.032 u:4.462 v:13.637 |
| Decimal | 14538694 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.493, -5.207, 12.352 |
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