Behr Smooth Silk YL-W07
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| Code: | YL-W07 |
| Name: | Smooth Silk |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Smooth Silk?
Behr Smooth Silk YL-W07 is a light, creamy off-white with a clear yellow-beige cast drawn from its soft #f6ead2 color value. It reads warm without becoming strongly golden, giving walls a gentle sunlit look in daylight. In north-facing or lower-light rooms, this shade can appear a little more muted and beige, while warm afternoon light brings out its buttery side. Smooth Silk suits bedrooms, living rooms, and dining areas where a bright white might feel too stark. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, terracotta accents, or deeper olive and warm brown details for a grounded palette.
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What are Behr Smooth Silk undertones?
Smooth Silk is a near-white, muted creamy off-white. 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:
246, 234, 210
Is Behr Smooth Silk cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 40° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
YL-W07 Smooth Silk HSL code: 40, 67%, 89%
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 Smooth Silk
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 Smooth Silk:
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
YL-W07
Smooth Silk
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 Smooth Silk with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 220, such as Behr Glass Sapphire and Elevated.
LRV of Smooth Silk
Smooth Silk has an LRV of 82.93% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all 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 82.93%, 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 | #f6ead2 |
| RGB Decimal | 246, 234, 210 |
| RGB Percent | 96.47%, 91.76%, 82.35% |
| HSV | Hue: 40° Saturation: 14.63% Value: 96.47% |
| HSL | hsl(40, 67, 89) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.88 Yellow: 14.63 Key: 3.53 |
| YIQ | Y: 234.852 I: 14.863 Q: -4.93 |
| XYZ | X: 79.06 Y: 83.093 Z: 72.829 |
| CIE Lab | L:93.055 a:0.164 b:13.117 |
| CIE Luv | L:93.055 u:8.452 v:19.394 |
| Decimal | 16181970 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.155, -4.707, 16.439 |
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