Behr Primitive Green MQ4-40
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| Code: | MQ4-40 |
| Name: | Primitive Green |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Primitive Green?
Behr Primitive Green MQ4-40 is a light, muted yellow-green with a noticeable beige cast, giving it the look of softened dried grass or pale lichen. Its low saturation keeps the color gentle on large wall areas rather than overtly green. In daylight, the warm creaminess of the #ded6ac base is more apparent, while lower or warmer artificial light can bring out its khaki side. It suits kitchens, breakfast nooks, mudrooms, and bedrooms where a quiet natural tint is preferred over white or gray. Pair Primitive Green with warm white trim, light oak, woven rattan, and clay-toned ceramics for a grounded, organic palette.
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What are Behr Primitive Green undertones?
Primitive Green is a light, muted straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:
222, 214, 172
Is Behr Primitive Green cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 50°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ4-40 Primitive Green HSL code: 50, 43%, 77%
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 Primitive Green
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Primitive Green:
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
MQ4-40
Primitive Green
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 Primitive Green with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 230, such as Behr Paparazzi Flash and Blue Aura.
LRV of Primitive Green
Primitive Green has an LRV of 65.44% 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 65.44%, 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 | #ded6ac |
| RGB Decimal | 222, 214, 172 |
| RGB Percent | 87.06%, 83.92%, 67.45% |
| HSV | Hue: 50° Saturation: 22.52% Value: 87.06% |
| HSL | hsl(50, 43, 77) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.6 Yellow: 22.52 Key: 12.94 |
| YIQ | Y: 211.604 I: 18.264 Q: -11.378 |
| XYZ | X: 61.617 Y: 66.603 Z: 48.628 |
| CIE Lab | L:85.303 a:-3.914 b:21.784 |
| CIE Luv | L:85.303 u:7.137 v:31.577 |
| Decimal | 14603948 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.61, -8.049, 21.799 |
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