Behr Sandstorm N310-3
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| Code: | N310-3 |
| Name: | Sandstorm |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Sandstorm?
Behr Sandstorm N310-3 is a light, muted beige with a gentle warm cast and a soft gray-tan restraint. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly yellow, while the subtle warmth prevents it from feeling stark or cool. In bright daylight, Sandstorm can appear pale and lightly sandy; under warmer evening lighting, its beige tones become more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and open-plan walls where a quiet neutral is needed without the crispness of white. Pair it with creamy trim, medium wood floors, natural linen, charcoal accents, or muted olive and clay details.
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What are Behr Sandstorm undertones?
Sandstorm is a light, very muted sandy beige. 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:
207, 199, 181
Is Behr Sandstorm cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 42°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
N310-3 Sandstorm HSL code: 42, 21%, 76%
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 Sandstorm
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 Sandstorm:
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
N310-3
Sandstorm
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 Sandstorm with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 222, such as Behr Hypnotic and Midnight Blue.
LRV of Sandstorm
Sandstorm has an LRV of 57.26% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 57.26%, 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 | #cfc7b5 |
| RGB Decimal | 207, 199, 181 |
| RGB Percent | 81.18%, 78.04%, 70.98% |
| HSV | Hue: 42° Saturation: 12.56% Value: 81.18% |
| HSL | hsl(42, 21, 76) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.86 Yellow: 12.56 Key: 18.82 |
| YIQ | Y: 199.34 I: 10.551 Q: -3.909 |
| XYZ | X: 54.495 Y: 57.449 Z: 51.922 |
| CIE Lab | L:80.432 a:-0.277 b:10.009 |
| CIE Luv | L:80.432 u:5.75 v:14.619 |
| Decimal | 13617077 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.795, -4.305, 12.442 |
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