Behr Sweet Pastel MQ3-39
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| Code: | MQ3-39 |
| Name: | Sweet Pastel |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Sweet Pastel?
Behr Sweet Pastel MQ3-39 is a light, warm peach-beige with a soft blush cast rather than a true pink or tan. Its gentle saturation keeps it from feeling sugary, giving walls a lightly sun-warmed appearance in daylight. In cooler north-facing rooms, this color may read closer to creamy beige, while warm evening light brings out its peachier side. It suits bedrooms, powder rooms, and living spaces where a pale warm neutral feels more interesting than ivory. Pair Sweet Pastel with chalky white trim, light oak, woven linen, muted clay accents, or soft olive details for a grounded finish.
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What are Behr Sweet Pastel undertones?
Sweet Pastel is a light, muted peachy beige. 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:
237, 200, 177
Is Behr Sweet Pastel cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 23° on the HSL hue wheel, this Pink sits firmly on the warm side.
MQ3-39 Sweet Pastel HSL code: 23, 63%, 81%
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 Pastel
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 Pink shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Sweet Pastel:
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
MQ3-39
Sweet Pastel
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 Pastel with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 203, such as Behr Cloudy Sky and Pale Cornflower.
LRV of Sweet Pastel
Sweet Pastel has an LRV of 63.27% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 63.27%, 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 | #edc8b1 |
| RGB Decimal | 237, 200, 177 |
| RGB Percent | 92.94%, 78.43%, 69.41% |
| HSV | Hue: 23° Saturation: 25.32% Value: 92.94% |
| HSL | hsl(23, 63, 81) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 15.61 Yellow: 25.32 Key: 7.06 |
| YIQ | Y: 208.441 I: 29.439 Q: 0.669 |
| XYZ | X: 63.515 Y: 62.49 Z: 50.299 |
| CIE Lab | L:83.173 a:9.665 b:16.381 |
| CIE Luv | L:83.173 u:24.593 v:21.59 |
| Decimal | 15583409 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.05, 5.082, 17.61 |
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