Behr Solid Gold M280-6
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| Code: | M280-6 |
| Name: | Solid Gold |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Solid Gold?
Behr Solid Gold M280-6 is a medium golden tan with a clear warm cast and enough depth to read as a grounded color rather than a pale neutral. Its muted, earthy quality keeps the gold note from feeling bright or metallic, giving walls a sun-baked, ochre-like presence. In bright daylight, this shade can appear lighter and more golden, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its richer brown-gold side. Use it in a dining room, entry, or den where a fuller wall color feels appropriate, or reserve it for an accent wall or painted built-in. Solid Gold pairs naturally with creamy off-whites, deep charcoal, olive greens, black metal, walnut, and aged brass.
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What are Behr Solid Gold undertones?
Solid Gold is a mid-light, soft 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:
201, 155, 95
Is Behr Solid Gold cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 34° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
M280-6 Solid Gold HSL code: 34, 50%, 58%
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 Solid Gold
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Solid Gold:
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
M280-6
Solid Gold
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 Solid Gold with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 214, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Solid Gold
Solid Gold has an LRV of 36.23% 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 36.23%, 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 | #c99b5f |
| RGB Decimal | 201, 155, 95 |
| RGB Percent | 78.82%, 60.78%, 37.25% |
| HSV | Hue: 34° Saturation: 52.74% Value: 78.82% |
| HSL | hsl(34, 50, 58) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 22.89 Yellow: 52.74 Key: 21.18 |
| YIQ | Y: 161.914 I: 46.692 Q: -8.941 |
| XYZ | X: 37.876 Y: 36.689 Z: 15.91 |
| CIE Lab | L:67.043 a:9.997 b:37.836 |
| CIE Luv | L:67.043 u:35.207 v:44.358 |
| Decimal | 13212511 |
| Hunter Lab | 60.571, 5.618, 26.826 |
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