Behr White City N140-1
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| Code: | N140-1 |
| Name: | White City |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr White City?
Behr White City N140-1 is a pale, muted off-white with a soft warm-gray cast and a faint blush-beige undertone. Its low saturation keeps it from reading creamy or stark, giving walls a lightly weathered, plaster-like appearance. In bright daylight, White City can look airy and almost neutral, while lower or warmer light brings out its gentle beige-pink warmth. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and open hallways where a plain white might feel too sharp. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, warm metal finishes, and deeper taupe or charcoal accents for definition.
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What are Behr White City undertones?
White City is a light, near-neutral light 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:
214, 208, 204
Is Behr White City cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 24°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
N140-1 White City HSL code: 24, 11%, 82%
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 White City
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr White City:
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
N140-1
White City
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 White City with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 204, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of White City
White City has an LRV of 63.88% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 63.88%, 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 | #d6d0cc |
| RGB Decimal | 214, 208, 204 |
| RGB Percent | 83.92%, 81.57%, 80.00% |
| HSV | Hue: 24° Saturation: 4.67% Value: 83.92% |
| HSL | hsl(24, 11, 82) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.8 Yellow: 4.67 Key: 16.08 |
| YIQ | Y: 209.338 I: 4.861 Q: 0.024 |
| XYZ | X: 61.184 Y: 63.768 Z: 66.196 |
| CIE Lab | L:83.845 a:1.356 b:2.718 |
| CIE Luv | L:83.845 u:3.68 v:3.834 |
| Decimal | 14078156 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.855, -2.981, 6.75 |
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