Behr Sweet Curry M230-5
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| Code: | M230-5 |
| Name: | Sweet Curry |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Sweet Curry?
Behr Sweet Curry M230-5 is a warm mid-tone orange with clear peach and golden-tan undertones. Its sunbaked character feels richer than a pale apricot but lighter and softer than a traditional terracotta. In bright daylight, Sweet Curry reads as a cheerful golden peach, while lower light can bring out its earthier, muted orange side. Use it on a dining room wall, breakfast nook, or front door when the space needs noticeable warmth without going overly dark. Pair this shade with creamy off-whites, dusty blue accents, natural oak, woven rattan, or aged brass for a grounded, layered look.
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What are Behr Sweet Curry undertones?
Sweet Curry 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:
232, 167, 115
Is Behr Sweet Curry cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 27° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
M230-5 Sweet Curry HSL code: 27, 72%, 68%
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 Sweet Curry
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 Sweet Curry:
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
M230-5
Sweet Curry
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 Sweet Curry with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 207, such as Behr Snowboard and Sea Wind.
LRV of Sweet Curry
Sweet Curry has an LRV of 45.97% 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 45.97%, 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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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #e8a773 |
| RGB Decimal | 232, 167, 115 |
| RGB Percent | 90.98%, 65.49%, 45.10% |
| HSV | Hue: 27° Saturation: 50.43% Value: 90.98% |
| HSL | hsl(27, 72, 68) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 28.02 Yellow: 50.43 Key: 9.02 |
| YIQ | Y: 180.507 I: 55.443 Q: -2.432 |
| XYZ | X: 50.194 Y: 46.035 Z: 22.457 |
| CIE Lab | L:73.568 a:18.08 b:36.261 |
| CIE Luv | L:73.568 u:48.412 v:42.437 |
| Decimal | 15247219 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.849, 13.318, 27.87 |
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