Behr Shoreline Haze MQ6-31

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Shoreline Haze for living room (2 photos)
What are Behr Shoreline Haze undertones?
Is Shoreline Haze MQ6-31 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Shoreline Haze
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Shoreline Haze MQ6-31
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	MQ6-31
Name:	Shoreline Haze
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Shoreline Haze?

Behr Shoreline Haze MQ6-31 is a light, muted beige-gray with a softly warm cast rather than a stark cool gray look. Its low saturation gives walls a gentle, powdery appearance that can read a little more beige in warm afternoon light and quieter gray in cooler daylight. Use it in bedrooms, living rooms, or hallways where a pale neutral is wanted without the brightness of white. Shoreline Haze pairs naturally with creamy trim, weathered oak, linen upholstery, and brushed nickel or aged brass hardware. On cabinetry, it can create a subtle tonal contrast against warmer white walls and light stone counters.

Shoreline Haze for living room (2 photos)

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What are Behr Shoreline Haze undertones?

Shoreline Haze 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:

#D2CBBC

RGB code:

210, 203, 188

Is Behr Shoreline Haze cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 41°, this Greige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

MQ6-31 Shoreline Haze HSL code: 41, 20%, 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 Shoreline Haze

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 Greige shade looks under different lighting:

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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Shoreline Haze:

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

MQ6-31
Shoreline Haze

Darker shades

MQ6-31
Shoreline Haze

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 Shoreline Haze with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 221, such as Behr Hypnotic and Midnight Blue.

MQ6-31
Shoreline Haze

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LRV of Shoreline Haze

Shoreline Haze has an LRV of 59.89% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 59.89%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#d2cbbc
RGB Decimal	210, 203, 188
RGB Percent	82.35%, 79.61%, 73.73%
HSV	Hue: 41° Saturation: 10.48% Value: 82.35%
HSL	hsl(41, 20, 78)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.33 Yellow: 10.48 Key: 17.65
YIQ	Y: 203.383 I: 8.991 Q: -3.187
XYZ	X: 57.01 Y: 60.045 Z: 56.15
CIE Lab	L:81.863 a:-0.151 b:8.345
CIE Luv	L:81.863 u:4.956 v:12.281
Decimal	13814716
Hunter Lab	77.489, -4.28, 11.279