Behr Sugar Maple S230-5
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| Code: | S230-5 |
| Name: | Sugar Maple |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Sugar Maple?
Behr Sugar Maple S230-5 is a medium warm tan with a clear earthy cast, sitting between softened caramel and light clay. Its muted saturation keeps it from reading overly orange, while the brown base gives it more presence than a pale beige. In bright daylight, Sugar Maple can appear lighter and slightly peachier; under warm lamps, it settles into a deeper cinnamon-tan. It suits living rooms, dining areas, and entryways where a grounded wall color is wanted without going dark. Pair it with creamy off-whites, deep espresso wood, aged brass, linen upholstery, or dusty blue-gray accents for contrast.
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What are Behr Sugar Maple undertones?
Sugar Maple 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:
185, 144, 114
Is Behr Sugar Maple cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 25° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.
S230-5 Sugar Maple HSL code: 25, 34%, 59%
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 Sugar Maple
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 Sugar Maple:
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
S230-5
Sugar Maple
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 Sugar Maple with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 205, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of Sugar Maple
Sugar Maple has an LRV of 31.95% 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 31.95%, 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 | #b99072 |
| RGB Decimal | 185, 144, 114 |
| RGB Percent | 72.55%, 56.47%, 44.71% |
| HSV | Hue: 25° Saturation: 38.38% Value: 72.55% |
| HSL | hsl(25, 34, 59) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 22.16 Yellow: 38.38 Key: 27.45 |
| YIQ | Y: 152.839 I: 34.072 Q: -0.663 |
| XYZ | X: 33.019 Y: 31.478 Z: 20.252 |
| CIE Lab | L:62.909 a:11.365 b:21.885 |
| CIE Luv | L:62.909 u:29.061 v:26.371 |
| Decimal | 12161138 |
| Hunter Lab | 56.105, 6.867, 17.872 |
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