Behr Stonewashed Brown N190-2
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| Code: | N190-2 |
| Name: | Stonewashed Brown |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Stonewashed Brown?
Behr Stonewashed Brown N190-2 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable gray cast and soft warm undertones. Its low-saturation finish keeps it from reading overly tan, giving walls a quiet, mineral-like appearance. In bright daylight, Stonewashed Brown can look closer to a pale greige, while warmer evening bulbs bring out its creamy beige side. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a gentle neutral is needed without the starkness of white. Pair it with crisp white trim, weathered oak, linen upholstery, charcoal details, or matte black hardware for contrast.
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What are Behr Stonewashed Brown undertones?
Stonewashed Brown is a light, very muted muted beige. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear 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:
RGB code:
220, 204, 192
Is Behr Stonewashed Brown cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 26°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
N190-2 Stonewashed Brown HSL code: 26, 29%, 81%
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 Stonewashed Brown
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 Stonewashed Brown:
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
N190-2
Stonewashed Brown
Darker shades
N190-2
Stonewashed Brown
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 Stonewashed Brown with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 206, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of Stonewashed Brown
Stonewashed Brown has an LRV of 62.57% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 62.57%, 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 | #dcccc0 |
| RGB Decimal | 220, 204, 192 |
| RGB Percent | 86.27%, 80.00%, 75.29% |
| HSV | Hue: 26° Saturation: 12.73% Value: 86.27% |
| HSL | hsl(26, 29, 81) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 7.27 Yellow: 12.73 Key: 13.73 |
| YIQ | Y: 207.416 I: 13.391 Q: -0.35 |
| XYZ | X: 60.621 Y: 62.208 Z: 58.669 |
| CIE Lab | L:83.024 a:3.565 b:7.984 |
| CIE Luv | L:83.024 u:10.206 v:11.106 |
| Decimal | 14470336 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.872, -0.831, 11.108 |
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