Behr Sheer Apricot M240-4
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| Code: | M240-4 |
| Name: | Sheer Apricot |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Sheer Apricot?
Behr Sheer Apricot M240-4 is a light, creamy peach with a clear apricot warmth and a softly muted finish. Its #f3c99d color value gives it enough orange-beige depth to read warmer than a pale neutral without becoming bright or sugary. In daylight, Sheer Apricot can feel airy and sunlit, while evening lighting tends to bring forward its richer peach-beige cast. It suits bedroom, nursery, dining-room, or powder-room walls where a gentle wash of color is wanted. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven linen, terracotta accents, or dusty green details for a grounded look.
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What are Behr Sheer Apricot undertones?
Sheer Apricot is a light, soft golden 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:
243, 201, 157
Is Behr Sheer Apricot cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 31° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
M240-4 Sheer Apricot HSL code: 31, 78%, 78%
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 Sheer Apricot
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Sheer Apricot:
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
M240-4
Sheer Apricot
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 Sheer Apricot with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 211, such as Behr Gentle Sky and Life At Sea.
LRV of Sheer Apricot
Sheer Apricot has an LRV of 63.33% 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 63.33%, 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 | #f3c99d |
| RGB Decimal | 243, 201, 157 |
| RGB Percent | 95.29%, 78.82%, 61.57% |
| HSV | Hue: 31° Saturation: 35.39% Value: 95.29% |
| HSL | hsl(31, 78, 78) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 17.28 Yellow: 35.39 Key: 4.71 |
| YIQ | Y: 208.542 I: 39.167 Q: -4.808 |
| XYZ | X: 63.936 Y: 63.265 Z: 40.733 |
| CIE Lab | L:83.582 a:8.866 b:27.584 |
| CIE Luv | L:83.582 u:29.838 v:36.157 |
| Decimal | 15976861 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.539, 4.288, 25.315 |
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