Behr Sunflower Seed P270-3
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| Code: | P270-3 |
| Name: | Sunflower Seed |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Sunflower Seed?
Behr Sunflower Seed P270-3 is a light, creamy yellow with a soft peachy warmth visible beneath its sunny surface. Its pale value keeps it from reading as overly bright, making it a practical option for kitchens, breakfast nooks, playrooms, or a softly lit hallway. In direct daylight, Sunflower Seed looks clearer and more yellow, while evening light can bring out its warmer, almost buttery cast. Pair it with crisp white trim for contrast, or use it alongside natural oak, pale maple, woven cane, and warm brass for a cohesive finish. This shade is especially well suited to full walls where a gentle wash of color is wanted without the intensity of a saturated yellow.
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What are Behr Sunflower Seed undertones?
Sunflower Seed is a near-white, soft warm cream. 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:
255, 227, 169
Is Behr Sunflower Seed cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 40° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
P270-3 Sunflower Seed HSL code: 40, 100%, 83%
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 Sunflower Seed
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Sunflower Seed:
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
P270-3
Sunflower Seed
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 Sunflower Seed with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 220, such as Behr Peaceful River and Traditional Blue.
LRV of Sunflower Seed
Sunflower Seed has an LRV of 78.08% and refers to Off‑White 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 78.08%, 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 | #ffe3a9 |
| RGB Decimal | 255, 227, 169 |
| RGB Percent | 100.00%, 89.02%, 66.27% |
| HSV | Hue: 40° Saturation: 33.73% Value: 100.0% |
| HSL | hsl(40, 100, 83) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.98 Yellow: 33.73 Key: 0.0 |
| YIQ | Y: 228.76 I: 35.323 Q: -12.127 |
| XYZ | X: 75.871 Y: 79.066 Z: 48.79 |
| CIE Lab | L:91.264 a:1.476 b:31.892 |
| CIE Luv | L:91.264 u:20.963 v:43.867 |
| Decimal | 16769961 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.919, -3.3, 29.711 |
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