Behr Sandalwood Tan HDC-NT-11
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| Code: | HDC-NT-11 |
| Name: | Sandalwood Tan |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Sandalwood Tan?
Behr Sandalwood Tan HDC-NT-11 is a muted, medium-depth tan with a brown-gray cast that keeps it grounded rather than golden. Its low-saturation appearance gives walls a softened, weathered look, especially in rooms with natural wood or woven textures. In bright daylight, this shade can read as a dry, earthy beige-brown; under warm evening bulbs, its brown warmth becomes more noticeable. Sandalwood Tan suits living rooms, bedrooms, and dining spaces where a deeper neutral is wanted without moving into dark brown. Pair it with creamy off-whites, charcoal accents, black metal, aged brass, and oak or walnut finishes.
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What are Behr Sandalwood Tan undertones?
Sandalwood Tan is a midtone, muted caramel tan. 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:
144, 127, 104
Is Behr Sandalwood Tan cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 34°, this black reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HDC-NT-11 Sandalwood Tan HSL code: 34, 16%, 49%
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 Sandalwood Tan
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 black shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Sandalwood Tan:
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
HDC-NT-11
Sandalwood Tan
Darker shades
HDC-NT-11
Sandalwood Tan
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 Sandalwood Tan with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 214, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Sandalwood Tan
Sandalwood Tan has an LRV of 22.3% and refers to Medium 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 22.3%, 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 | #907f68 |
| RGB Decimal | 144, 127, 104 |
| RGB Percent | 56.47%, 49.80%, 40.78% |
| HSV | Hue: 34° Saturation: 27.78% Value: 56.47% |
| HSL | hsl(34, 16, 49) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.81 Yellow: 27.78 Key: 43.53 |
| YIQ | Y: 129.461 I: 17.521 Q: -3.561 |
| XYZ | X: 21.59 Y: 22.108 Z: 16.223 |
| CIE Lab | L:54.142 a:2.74 b:14.906 |
| CIE Luv | L:54.142 u:11.997 v:18.841 |
| Decimal | 9469800 |
| Hunter Lab | 47.019, -0.323, 12.457 |
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