Behr Stunning Gold M240-6
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| Code: | M240-6 |
| Name: | Stunning Gold |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Stunning Gold?
Behr Stunning Gold M240-6 is a warm, mid-tone golden orange with a softly earthy cast rather than a sharp yellow finish. Its #da9a5d color value suggests noticeable depth and saturation, giving it enough presence for a dining room wall, sunlit entry, or painted accent niche. In bright daylight, Stunning Gold reads clearer and more honeyed, while lower light can bring out its deeper amber-orange side. Pair it with creamy off-whites, deep olive greens, charcoal, or warm brown wood for a grounded palette. It also complements natural materials such as cognac leather, linen, rattan, and aged brass.
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What are Behr Stunning Gold undertones?
Stunning Gold is a mid-light, soft caramel orange. 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:
RGB code:
218, 154, 93
Is Behr Stunning Gold cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 29° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.
M240-6 Stunning Gold HSL code: 29, 63%, 61%
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 Stunning 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 Red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Stunning 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
M240-6
Stunning Gold
Darker shades
M240-6
Stunning Gold
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 Stunning Gold with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 209, such as Behr Cloudy Sky and Pale Cornflower.
LRV of Stunning Gold
Stunning Gold has an LRV of 38.35% 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 38.35%, 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 | #da9a5d |
| RGB Decimal | 218, 154, 93 |
| RGB Percent | 85.49%, 60.39%, 36.47% |
| HSV | Hue: 29° Saturation: 57.34% Value: 85.49% |
| HSL | hsl(29, 63, 61) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 29.36 Yellow: 57.34 Key: 14.51 |
| YIQ | Y: 166.182 I: 57.74 Q: -5.445 |
| XYZ | X: 42.447 Y: 38.81 Z: 15.608 |
| CIE Lab | L:68.614 a:17.471 b:41.214 |
| CIE Luv | L:68.614 u:49.092 v:46.283 |
| Decimal | 14326365 |
| Hunter Lab | 62.298, 12.601, 28.754 |
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