Behr Rustic Tobacco N230-7
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| Code: | N230-7 |
| Name: | Rustic Tobacco |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Rustic Tobacco?
Behr Rustic Tobacco N230-7 is a deep, muted brown with a noticeable earthy warmth and a soft gray cast that keeps it from reading overly red or orange. Its low-key, medium-dark character gives walls a grounded look, especially in dining rooms, studies, or bedrooms with substantial natural light. In bright daylight, Rustic Tobacco can show more of its warm brown base, while lower light brings forward its smokier, shadowed quality. Pair it with creamy off-whites, faded olive greens, charcoal accents, and natural materials such as aged leather, linen, or medium-toned wood. It is especially effective on cabinetry, built-ins, or an accent wall where its depth can add definition without appearing stark.
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What are Behr Rustic Tobacco undertones?
Rustic Tobacco is a midtone, muted terracotta. 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:
110, 89, 73
Is Behr Rustic Tobacco cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 26°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
N230-7 Rustic Tobacco HSL code: 26, 20%, 36%
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 Rustic Tobacco
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 Rustic Tobacco:
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
N230-7
Rustic Tobacco
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 Rustic Tobacco with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 206, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of Rustic Tobacco
Rustic Tobacco has an LRV of 11.24% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 11.24%, 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 | #6e5949 |
| RGB Decimal | 110, 89, 73 |
| RGB Percent | 43.14%, 34.90%, 28.63% |
| HSV | Hue: 26° Saturation: 33.64% Value: 43.14% |
| HSL | hsl(26, 20, 36) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 19.09 Yellow: 33.64 Key: 56.86 |
| YIQ | Y: 93.455 I: 17.655 Q: -0.537 |
| XYZ | X: 11.205 Y: 10.941 Z: 7.823 |
| CIE Lab | L:39.481 a:6.026 b:12.512 |
| CIE Luv | L:39.481 u:14.181 v:13.862 |
| Decimal | 7231817 |
| Hunter Lab | 33.078, 2.583, 9.132 |
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