Behr Translucent Silk MQ3-36
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- Behr Translucent Silk reviews (3 photos)
- What are Behr Translucent Silk undertones?
- Is Translucent Silk MQ3-36 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Translucent Silk
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Translucent Silk MQ3-36
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | MQ3-36 |
| Name: | Translucent Silk |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Translucent Silk?
Behr Translucent Silk MQ3-36 is a light, muted beige with a soft gray cast that keeps it from reading overly creamy. Its #e1d8cc value gives it a gently warm, low-saturation look, similar to pale linen or weathered plaster. In bright natural light, this shade can appear closer to a warm off-white, while lower or cooler light brings out its subtle gray-beige side. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and open-plan spaces where a quiet neutral background is wanted without using stark white. Pair Translucent Silk with oak, walnut, brushed nickel, natural stone, and accents in charcoal, dusty blue, or deep olive.
Behr Translucent Silk reviews (3 photos)
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What are Behr Translucent Silk undertones?
Translucent Silk is a light, very muted sandy beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:
225, 216, 204
Is Behr Translucent Silk cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 34°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ3-36 Translucent Silk HSL code: 34, 26%, 84%
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 Translucent Silk
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Translucent Silk:
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
MQ3-36
Translucent Silk
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 Translucent Silk with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 214, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Translucent Silk
Translucent Silk has an LRV of 69.5% 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 69.5%, 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 | #e1d8cc |
| RGB Decimal | 225, 216, 204 |
| RGB Percent | 88.24%, 84.71%, 80.00% |
| HSV | Hue: 34° Saturation: 9.33% Value: 88.24% |
| HSL | hsl(34, 26, 84) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.0 Yellow: 9.33 Key: 11.76 |
| YIQ | Y: 217.323 I: 9.219 Q: -1.831 |
| XYZ | X: 66.504 Y: 69.48 Z: 67.018 |
| CIE Lab | L:86.741 a:1.039 b:7.013 |
| CIE Luv | L:86.741 u:5.937 v:10.256 |
| Decimal | 14801100 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.354, -3.454, 10.678 |
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