Behr Tribeca MQ1-40
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| Code: | MQ1-40 |
| Name: | Tribeca |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Tribeca?
Behr Tribeca MQ1-40 is a muted mid-tone taupe with a soft gray cast and a noticeable dusty rose-beige warmth. Its low saturation keeps it grounded rather than pink, making it a useful wall color for bedrooms, dining rooms, and quiet living spaces. In cooler daylight, Tribeca can read more like a softened gray-brown, while warm lamps tend to bring out its subtle blush undertone. Pair it with creamy off-whites, charcoal accents, medium oak, aged brass, or natural linen for a layered, lived-in look. It is especially effective on broad walls or cabinetry where its understated color variation has room to show.
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What are Behr Tribeca undertones?
Tribeca is a midtone, very muted muted taupe. The HEX sample has a subtle red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear red. 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:
164, 145, 141
Is Behr Tribeca cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 10°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
MQ1-40 Tribeca HSL code: 10, 11%, 60%
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 Tribeca
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Tribeca:
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
MQ1-40
Tribeca
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 Tribeca with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 190, such as Behr Greenwich Village and Oceanic Climate.
LRV of Tribeca
Tribeca has an LRV of 30.78% and refers to Medium 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 30.78%, 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 | #a4918d |
| RGB Decimal | 164, 145, 141 |
| RGB Percent | 64.31%, 56.86%, 55.29% |
| HSV | Hue: 10° Saturation: 14.02% Value: 64.31% |
| HSL | hsl(10, 11, 60) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 11.59 Yellow: 14.02 Key: 35.69 |
| YIQ | Y: 150.225 I: 12.607 Q: 2.774 |
| XYZ | X: 30.242 Y: 30.067 Z: 29.403 |
| CIE Lab | L:61.712 a:6.381 b:4.714 |
| CIE Luv | L:61.712 u:11.705 v:5.504 |
| Decimal | 10785165 |
| Hunter Lab | 54.833, 2.49, 6.591 |
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