Behr Pumpkin Essence M220-2
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| Code: | M220-2 |
| Name: | Pumpkin Essence |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Pumpkin Essence?
Behr Pumpkin Essence M220-2 is a light, creamy peach with a soft orange-pink cast and a noticeably warm undertone. Its pale value keeps it closer to an off-white than a strong pastel, so it can brighten a room without reading as overly sugary. In direct daylight, Pumpkin Essence may appear cleaner and lighter, while evening light can draw out its warmer apricot notes. It suits bedroom, nursery, breakfast nook, or powder-room walls, especially alongside warm white trim, natural oak, woven fibers, and muted terracotta accents. For contrast, pair this color with dusty olive, soft sage, or deep brown details rather than stark blue-gray finishes.
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What are Behr Pumpkin Essence undertones?
Pumpkin Essence is a light, muted pale peach. The HEX sample leans 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:
247, 218, 192
Is Behr Pumpkin Essence cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 28° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.
M220-2 Pumpkin Essence HSL code: 28, 77%, 86%
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 Pumpkin Essence
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 Red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Pumpkin Essence:
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
M220-2
Pumpkin Essence
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 Pumpkin Essence with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 208, such as Behr Explorer Blue and Reef Blue.
LRV of Pumpkin Essence
Pumpkin Essence has an LRV of 74.21% and refers to Off‑White 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 74.21%, 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 | #f7dac0 |
| RGB Decimal | 247, 218, 192 |
| RGB Percent | 96.86%, 85.49%, 75.29% |
| HSV | Hue: 28° Saturation: 22.27% Value: 96.86% |
| HSL | hsl(28, 77, 86) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.74 Yellow: 22.27 Key: 3.14 |
| YIQ | Y: 223.707 I: 25.636 Q: -1.957 |
| XYZ | X: 72.943 Y: 73.725 Z: 60.243 |
| CIE Lab | L:88.792 a:6.084 b:16.487 |
| CIE Luv | L:88.792 u:19.358 v:22.754 |
| Decimal | 16243392 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.863, 1.38, 18.506 |
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