Behr Safari Chic MQ2-20
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| Code: | MQ2-20 |
| Name: | Safari Chic |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Safari Chic?
Behr Safari Chic MQ2-20 is a muted beige with a soft taupe cast and gentle warmth. Its low-saturation, mid-light appearance keeps it from reading too yellow, while the slightly grayed base gives it a grounded, natural look. In bright daylight, this shade can appear like a pale sand-beige; under warmer bulbs, its tan undertones become more noticeable. It suits living room and bedroom walls where a quieter neutral is wanted, and it can also give cabinetry a softened, painted-wood effect. Pair Safari Chic with creamy off-whites, charcoal accents, aged brass, linen upholstery, and medium-toned oak for a layered, material-focused interior.
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What are Behr Safari Chic undertones?
Safari Chic is a mid-light, muted muted beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-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:
183, 170, 150
Is Behr Safari Chic cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 36°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ2-20 Safari Chic HSL code: 36, 19%, 65%
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 Safari Chic
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 Safari Chic:
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
MQ2-20
Safari Chic
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 Safari Chic with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Safari Chic
Safari Chic has an LRV of 41.14% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 41.14%, 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 | #b7aa96 |
| RGB Decimal | 183, 170, 150 |
| RGB Percent | 71.76%, 66.67%, 58.82% |
| HSV | Hue: 36° Saturation: 18.03% Value: 71.76% |
| HSL | hsl(36, 19, 65) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.1 Yellow: 18.03 Key: 28.24 |
| YIQ | Y: 171.607 I: 14.174 Q: -3.474 |
| XYZ | X: 39.408 Y: 41.02 Z: 34.688 |
| CIE Lab | L:70.19 a:1.328 b:12.008 |
| CIE Luv | L:70.19 u:9.039 v:16.619 |
| Decimal | 12036758 |
| Hunter Lab | 64.047, -2.251, 12.721 |
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