Behr Summerwood S290-4
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| Code: | S290-4 |
| Name: | Summerwood |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Summerwood?
Behr Summerwood S290-4 is a light, muted tan with warm beige and soft honey-brown undertones. Its medium-light depth gives walls noticeable color without making a room feel dark or heavy. In bright daylight, Summerwood can read as a gentle sandy beige, while evening light tends to bring out its warmer, slightly caramel cast. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and dining areas where natural wood, linen upholstery, and woven textures are part of the scheme. Pair this shade with creamy off-whites, warm greige accents, terracotta pottery, or deep brown wood for a grounded, layered look.
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What are Behr Summerwood undertones?
Summerwood is a mid-light, soft golden beige. 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:
212, 178, 139
Is Behr Summerwood cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 32° on the HSL hue wheel, this Beige sits firmly on the warm side.
S290-4 Summerwood HSL code: 32, 46%, 69%
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 Summerwood
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 Summerwood:
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
S290-4
Summerwood
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 Summerwood with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 212, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Summerwood
Summerwood has an LRV of 47.8% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 47.8%, 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 | #d4b28b |
| RGB Decimal | 212, 178, 139 |
| RGB Percent | 83.14%, 69.80%, 54.51% |
| HSV | Hue: 32° Saturation: 34.43% Value: 83.14% |
| HSL | hsl(32, 46, 69) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 16.04 Yellow: 34.43 Key: 16.86 |
| YIQ | Y: 183.72 I: 32.793 Q: -4.945 |
| XYZ | X: 47.733 Y: 47.704 Z: 31.113 |
| CIE Lab | L:74.638 a:6.751 b:24.541 |
| CIE Luv | L:74.638 u:24.301 v:31.879 |
| Decimal | 13939339 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.068, 2.491, 21.64 |
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