Behr Welded Iron HDC-AC-17A
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- Welded Iron for bedroom (3 photos)
- Behr Welded Iron reviews (3 photos)
- What are Behr Welded Iron undertones?
- Is Welded Iron HDC-AC-17A cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Welded Iron
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Welded Iron HDC-AC-17A
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | HDC-AC-17A |
| Name: | Welded Iron |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Welded Iron?
Behr Welded Iron HDC-AC-17A is a medium-dark gray with an almost neutral cast and a softly muted finish. Its near-even red, green, and blue values keep it from reading strongly blue, brown, or charcoal. In daylight, this color can appear like a grounded mid-tone gray, while lower light gives it a denser, more shadowed presence. Welded Iron suits cabinetry, interior doors, or an accent wall where a clear gray is wanted without an overly dramatic black effect. Pair it with clean white trim, pale wood, brushed metal, or warmer off-white walls for contrast.
Welded Iron for bedroom (3 photos)
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful warm dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Behr Welded Iron reviews (3 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Behr Welded Iron undertones?
Welded Iron is a midtone, 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:
111, 111, 109
Is Behr Welded Iron cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 60°, this black shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.
HDC-AC-17A Welded Iron HSL code: 60, 1%, 43%
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 Welded Iron
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 black shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Welded Iron:
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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Welded Iron
Darker shades
HDC-AC-17A
Welded Iron
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 Welded Iron with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 240, such as Behr Blue Aura and Camelot.
LRV of Welded Iron
Welded Iron has an LRV of 15.98% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 15.98%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #6f6f6d |
| RGB Decimal | 111, 111, 109 |
| RGB Percent | 43.53%, 43.53%, 42.75% |
| HSV | Hue: 60° Saturation: 1.8% Value: 43.53% |
| HSL | hsl(60, 1, 43) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.8 Key: 56.47 |
| YIQ | Y: 110.772 I: 0.643 Q: -0.622 |
| XYZ | X: 15.0 Y: 15.853 Z: 16.733 |
| CIE Lab | L:46.78 a:-0.406 b:1.113 |
| CIE Luv | L:46.78 u:0.111 v:1.55 |
| Decimal | 7303021 |
| Hunter Lab | 39.815, -2.43, 2.952 |
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