Behr Sand Drift N310-1
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| Code: | N310-1 |
| Name: | Sand Drift |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Sand Drift?
Behr Sand Drift N310-1 is a pale, muted beige with a gentle gray cast that keeps it from reading overly creamy. Its low-saturation finish gives walls a soft, lightly weathered look, while the warm undertone becomes more noticeable in afternoon sun and under incandescent lighting. In cooler daylight, Sand Drift can appear closer to a light greige or warm off-white. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways where a bright neutral is wanted without the starkness of pure white. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, charcoal accents, or brushed brass hardware.
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What are Behr Sand Drift undertones?
Sand Drift is a light, very muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:
229, 224, 211
Is Behr Sand Drift cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 43°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
N310-1 Sand Drift HSL code: 43, 26%, 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 Sand Drift
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 Sand Drift:
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
N310-1
Sand Drift
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 Sand Drift with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 223, such as Behr Hypnotic and Midnight Blue.
LRV of Sand Drift
Sand Drift has an LRV of 74.44% 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 74.44%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #e5e0d3 |
| RGB Decimal | 229, 224, 211 |
| RGB Percent | 89.80%, 87.84%, 82.75% |
| HSV | Hue: 43° Saturation: 7.86% Value: 89.8% |
| HSL | hsl(43, 26, 86) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.18 Yellow: 7.86 Key: 10.2 |
| YIQ | Y: 224.013 I: 7.157 Q: -2.988 |
| XYZ | X: 70.724 Y: 74.673 Z: 72.298 |
| CIE Lab | L:89.24 a:-0.534 b:6.965 |
| CIE Luv | L:89.24 u:3.622 v:10.527 |
| Decimal | 15065299 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.414, -5.132, 10.885 |
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