Behr Swiss Cream HDC-CT-27
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| Code: | HDC-CT-27 |
| Name: | Swiss Cream |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Swiss Cream?
Behr Swiss Cream HDC-CT-27 is a pale, low-saturation off-white with a soft yellow-beige cast that keeps it from reading stark. Its light value gives walls an open, gently warmed appearance, especially in rooms with daylight. In cooler north-facing light, Swiss Cream may appear more neutral and lightly greige, while afternoon sun can bring out its subtle creamy warmth. Use it on main living-area walls, bedrooms, or trim where a softened white is preferable to a crisp bright white. Pair this shade with natural oak, linen upholstery, warm gray accents, muted olive, or deep charcoal for contrast.
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What are Behr Swiss Cream undertones?
Swiss Cream is a near-white, very muted cream. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. 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:
236, 234, 217
Is Behr Swiss Cream cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 54°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HDC-CT-27 Swiss Cream HSL code: 54, 33%, 89%
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 Swiss Cream
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Swiss Cream:
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
HDC-CT-27
Swiss Cream
Darker shades
HDC-CT-27
Swiss Cream
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 Swiss Cream with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 234, such as Behr Blue Aura and Camelot.
LRV of Swiss Cream
Swiss Cream has an LRV of 81.16% 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 81.16%, 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 | #ecead9 |
| RGB Decimal | 236, 234, 217 |
| RGB Percent | 92.55%, 91.76%, 85.10% |
| HSV | Hue: 54° Saturation: 8.05% Value: 92.55% |
| HSL | hsl(54, 33, 89) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.85 Yellow: 8.05 Key: 7.45 |
| YIQ | Y: 232.66 I: 6.655 Q: -4.867 |
| XYZ | X: 76.537 Y: 81.689 Z: 77.362 |
| CIE Lab | L:92.437 a:-2.23 b:8.496 |
| CIE Luv | L:92.437 u:2.091 v:13.155 |
| Decimal | 15526617 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.382, -7.012, 12.518 |
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