Behr Uptown Girl MQ5-33
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| Code: | MQ5-33 |
| Name: | Uptown Girl |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Uptown Girl?
Behr Uptown Girl MQ5-33 is a muted lavender with a noticeable gray cast, giving it a softly weathered, medium-light appearance. Its purple base leans slightly rosy rather than blue, so it can feel gentler in daylight and a touch more dusky under warm lamps. Use Uptown Girl on bedroom or powder room walls where a full-color statement is wanted without a bright, sugary effect. It also makes a considered accent for built-ins or a painted dresser against off-white walls. Pair it with creamy white trim, charcoal gray, soft taupe, brushed nickel, or natural oak to keep the palette grounded.
Behr Uptown Girl reviews (4 photos)
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What are Behr Uptown Girl undertones?
Uptown Girl is a mid-light, muted mauve. The HEX sample leans purple; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light may bring out its red or mauve side, while cool daylight can make the violet direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
167, 145, 168
Is Behr Uptown Girl cool or warm?
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With a hue of 297°, this Purple leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
MQ5-33 Uptown Girl HSL code: 297, 12%, 61%
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 Uptown Girl
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 Purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Uptown Girl:
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
Darker shades
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Uptown Girl
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 Uptown Girl with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 117, such as Behr Brook Green and Frothy Surf.
LRV of Uptown Girl
Uptown Girl has an LRV of 32.57% 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 32.57%, 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 | #a791a8 |
| RGB Decimal | 167, 145, 168 |
| RGB Percent | 65.49%, 56.86%, 65.88% |
| HSV | Hue: 297° Saturation: 13.69% Value: 65.88% |
| HSL | hsl(297, 12, 61) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.6 Magenta: 13.69 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 34.12 |
| YIQ | Y: 154.2 I: 5.719 Q: 11.811 |
| XYZ | X: 33.128 Y: 31.294 Z: 41.33 |
| CIE Lab | L:62.755 a:12.415 b:-9.026 |
| CIE Luv | L:62.755 u:11.147 v:-15.34 |
| Decimal | 10981800 |
| Hunter Lab | 55.941, 7.811, -4.646 |
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