Behr Sassafras Tea HDC-CL-13
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| Code: | HDC-CL-13 |
| Name: | Sassafras Tea |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Sassafras Tea?
Behr Sassafras Tea HDC-CL-13 is a muted medium brown with a warm, earthy cast and a softened hint of red beneath its brown base. Its depth gives walls definition without reading as nearly black, while the restrained saturation keeps it from feeling overly rustic or orange. In bright daylight, Sassafras Tea can appear lighter and dustier; lower or warmer lighting brings out its deeper cocoa-like character. It suits studies, dining rooms, entryways, and cabinetry where a grounded brown is wanted. Pair it with warm off-whites, clay-toned neutrals, aged brass, natural oak, or matte black details for a layered, material-focused interior.
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What are Behr Sassafras Tea undertones?
Sassafras Tea 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:
124, 97, 75
Is Behr Sassafras Tea cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 27°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HDC-CL-13 Sassafras Tea HSL code: 27, 25%, 39%
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 Sassafras Tea
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 Sassafras Tea:
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-CL-13
Sassafras Tea
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 Sassafras Tea with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 207, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of Sassafras Tea
Sassafras Tea has an LRV of 13.6% 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 13.6%, 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 | #7c614b |
| RGB Decimal | 124, 97, 75 |
| RGB Percent | 48.63%, 38.04%, 29.41% |
| HSV | Hue: 27° Saturation: 39.52% Value: 48.63% |
| HSL | hsl(27, 25, 39) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 21.77 Yellow: 39.52 Key: 51.37 |
| YIQ | Y: 102.565 I: 23.159 Q: -1.135 |
| XYZ | X: 13.857 Y: 13.343 Z: 8.5 |
| CIE Lab | L:43.276 a:7.658 b:16.722 |
| CIE Luv | L:43.276 u:18.897 v:18.602 |
| Decimal | 8151371 |
| Hunter Lab | 36.528, 3.79, 11.773 |
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