Behr Urban Nature S380-3
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| Code: | S380-3 |
| Name: | Urban Nature |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Urban Nature?
Behr Urban Nature S380-3 is a muted light gray-green with a noticeable yellowed, olive cast that keeps it from reading icy or blue. Its low saturation gives walls a softened, mineral-like appearance, especially in rooms with natural wood, linen, or woven textures. In bright daylight, Urban Nature can look like a pale, dusty sage, while lower or cooler light tends to bring forward its gray base. It suits kitchens, mudrooms, bedrooms, and living areas where a gentle earthy neutral is wanted without using beige. Pair it with warm white trim, medium oak, aged brass, charcoal accents, or deeper olive-green details.
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What are Behr Urban Nature undertones?
Urban Nature is a mid-light, muted straw beige. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:
188, 191, 168
Is Behr Urban Nature cool or warm?
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cool
With a hue of 68°, this Green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
S380-3 Urban Nature HSL code: 68, 15%, 70%
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 Urban Nature
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Urban Nature:
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.
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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 Urban Nature with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 248, such as Behr Camelot and Little Theater.
LRV of Urban Nature
Urban Nature has an LRV of 49.98% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 49.98%, 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 | #bcbfa8 |
| RGB Decimal | 188, 191, 168 |
| RGB Percent | 73.73%, 74.90%, 65.88% |
| HSV | Hue: 68° Saturation: 12.04% Value: 74.9% |
| HSL | hsl(68, 15, 70) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 1.57 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 12.04 Key: 25.1 |
| YIQ | Y: 187.481 I: 5.603 Q: -7.792 |
| XYZ | X: 46.436 Y: 50.78 Z: 44.39 |
| CIE Lab | L:76.546 a:-5.104 b:11.262 |
| CIE Luv | L:76.546 u:-0.512 v:17.096 |
| Decimal | 12369832 |
| Hunter Lab | 71.26, -8.387, 12.949 |
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