Behr Split Rail N250-6

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Code:N250-6
Name:Split Rail
Brand:Behr

What color is Behr Split Rail?

Behr Split Rail N250-6 is a medium-deep brown with muted caramel and earthy umber tones. Its warmth is noticeable without reading overly orange, giving it a grounded look on walls, built-ins, or a front door. In bright daylight, Split Rail can show more of its sunbaked brown character, while lower light brings out a deeper, more shadowed appearance. Pair it with creamy off-whites, soft sand, charcoal, or blackened bronze for contrast. Natural oak, leather, woven fibers, and aged brass all complement this shade’s dry, organic color.

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What are Behr Split Rail undertones?

Split Rail is a midtone, muted terracotta. The HEX sample leans 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:

#8E6C51

RGB code:

142, 108, 81

Is Behr Split Rail cool or warm?

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Color wheel

With a hue of 27°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

N250-6 Split Rail HSL code: 27, 27%, 44%

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 Split Rail

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

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Morning
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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this brown shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Split Rail:

Monochromatic color scheme

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

Darker shades

Complementary color scheme

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 Split Rail with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 207, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.

LRV of Split Rail

Split Rail has an LRV of 17.33% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little lightWhy 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 17.33%, 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

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

FormatCode
HEX#8e6c51
RGB Decimal142, 108, 81
RGB Percent55.69%, 42.35%, 31.76%
HSVHue: 27° Saturation: 42.96% Value: 55.69%
HSLhsl(27, 27, 44)
CMYKCyan: 0.0 Magenta: 23.94 Yellow: 42.96 Key: 44.31
YIQY: 115.088 I: 28.937 Q: -1.21
XYZX: 18.004 Y: 17.071 Z: 10.129
CIE LabL:48.349 a:9.783 b:20.325
CIE LuvL:48.349 u:24.321 v:22.815
Decimal9333841
Hunter Lab41.317, 5.475, 14.387

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