Behr Warm Onyx HDC-CL-14A
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- Warm Onyx for living room (1 photo)
- Warm Onyx for exterior (2 photos)
- What are Behr Warm Onyx undertones?
- Is Warm Onyx HDC-CL-14A cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Warm Onyx
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Warm Onyx HDC-CL-14A
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | HDC-CL-14A |
| Name: | Warm Onyx |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Warm Onyx?
Behr Warm Onyx HDC-CL-14A is a deep, muted charcoal with a noticeable brown cast that keeps it from reading as a stark black. Its low saturation gives the color a softened, slightly weathered appearance, especially beside crisp white trim or pale stone. In bright daylight, Warm Onyx can show more of its warm gray-brown base, while lower light makes it feel closer to near-black. Use it on cabinetry, interior doors, or a fireplace surround when a room needs visual weight without the sharpness of pure black. It pairs well with warm whites, taupe textiles, natural oak, aged brass, and matte black hardware.
Warm Onyx for living room
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Warm Onyx for exterior (2 photos)
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What are Behr Warm Onyx undertones?
Warm Onyx is a deep, near-neutral charcoal gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
76, 72, 69
Is Behr Warm Onyx cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 26°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
HDC-CL-14A Warm Onyx HSL code: 26, 5%, 28%
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 Warm Onyx
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Warm Onyx:
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
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Darker shades
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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 Warm Onyx with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 206, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of Warm Onyx
Warm Onyx has an LRV of 7.03% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 7.03%, 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 | #4c4845 |
| RGB Decimal | 76, 72, 69 |
| RGB Percent | 29.80%, 28.24%, 27.06% |
| HSV | Hue: 26° Saturation: 9.21% Value: 29.8% |
| HSL | hsl(26, 5, 28) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.26 Yellow: 9.21 Key: 70.2 |
| YIQ | Y: 72.854 I: 3.348 Q: -0.087 |
| XYZ | X: 6.372 Y: 6.601 Z: 6.567 |
| CIE Lab | L:30.881 a:1.045 b:2.395 |
| CIE Luv | L:30.881 u:2.375 v:2.65 |
| Decimal | 4999237 |
| Hunter Lab | 25.692, -0.693, 2.83 |
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