Behr Wood Ash N360-5A
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| Code: | N360-5A |
| Name: | Wood Ash |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Wood Ash?
Behr Wood Ash N360-5A is a muted mid-tone gray with a soft, earthy warmth that keeps it from looking stark or blue. Its subtle beige-khaki cast gives the color a grounded appearance, especially alongside natural oak, linen, stone, and aged brass. In bright daylight, Wood Ash reads as a balanced weathered gray, while lower or warmer lighting can bring out its gentle brownish undertone. It suits living room and bedroom walls well when a deeper neutral is wanted without moving into charcoal territory. Pair it with creamy off-whites, deep olive greens, or near-black accents for contrast.
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What are Behr Wood Ash undertones?
Wood Ash is a midtone, very muted khaki beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. 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:
132, 129, 120
Is Behr Wood Ash cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 45°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
N360-5A Wood Ash HSL code: 45, 5%, 49%
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 Wood Ash
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 Wood Ash:
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
N360-5A
Wood Ash
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 Wood Ash with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 225, such as Behr Hypnotic and Midnight Blue.
LRV of Wood Ash
Wood Ash has an LRV of 22.08% 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 22.08%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #848178 |
| RGB Decimal | 132, 129, 120 |
| RGB Percent | 51.76%, 50.59%, 47.06% |
| HSV | Hue: 45° Saturation: 9.09% Value: 51.76% |
| HSL | hsl(45, 5, 49) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.27 Yellow: 9.09 Key: 48.24 |
| YIQ | Y: 128.871 I: 4.68 Q: -2.166 |
| XYZ | X: 20.755 Y: 21.962 Z: 20.91 |
| CIE Lab | L:53.987 a:-0.574 b:5.279 |
| CIE Luv | L:53.987 u:2.26 v:7.267 |
| Decimal | 8683896 |
| Hunter Lab | 46.864, -2.956, 6.351 |
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