Behr Soft Bronze HDC-NT-28
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| Code: | HDC-NT-28 |
| Name: | Soft Bronze |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Soft Bronze?
Behr Soft Bronze HDC-NT-28 is a muted medium brown with a warm, gently golden cast and a softened clay-like depth. Its #a18666 color value keeps it earthy rather than overly orange, giving walls a grounded look that still reflects a reasonable amount of light. In bright daylight, Soft Bronze can read as a warm tan-brown, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its deeper caramel and brown notes. It suits living rooms, dining areas, entryways, and studies, particularly alongside creamy off-whites, warm taupes, dark wood, leather, and aged brass. Use this shade on full walls for a cozy envelope or on cabinetry and an accent wall where its mid-tone depth can stand out.
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What are Behr Soft Bronze undertones?
Soft Bronze is a midtone, muted caramel tan. 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:
161, 134, 102
Is Behr Soft Bronze cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 33°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HDC-NT-28 Soft Bronze HSL code: 33, 24%, 52%
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 Soft Bronze
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 Soft Bronze:
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-NT-28
Soft Bronze
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 Soft Bronze with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Soft Bronze
Soft Bronze has an LRV of 25.77% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 25.77%, 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 | #a18666 |
| RGB Decimal | 161, 134, 102 |
| RGB Percent | 63.14%, 52.55%, 40.00% |
| HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 36.65% Value: 63.14% |
| HSL | hsl(33, 24, 52) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 16.77 Yellow: 36.65 Key: 36.86 |
| YIQ | Y: 138.425 I: 26.372 Q: -4.247 |
| XYZ | X: 25.622 Y: 25.588 Z: 16.156 |
| CIE Lab | L:57.644 a:5.564 b:21.09 |
| CIE Luv | L:57.644 u:19.466 v:25.915 |
| Decimal | 10585702 |
| Hunter Lab | 50.584, 1.89, 16.472 |
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