Behr Yucca White YL-W08
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| Code: | YL-W08 |
| Name: | Yucca White |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Yucca White?
Behr Yucca White YL-W08 is a pale, warm off-white with a soft creamy-beige cast rather than a crisp, bright-white look. Its low saturation keeps it light and airy, while the #f2ead5 color value gives it enough warmth to avoid feeling stark on broad walls. In north-facing rooms, Yucca White may read as a muted ivory, while warmer daylight and evening lamps can bring out its gentle beige-yellow warmth. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and painted trim where a softer alternative to pure white is wanted. Pair it with natural oak, woven linen, matte black hardware, clay-toned accents, or deeper olive and mushroom shades for contrast.
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What are Behr Yucca White undertones?
Yucca White is a near-white, very muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:
242, 234, 213
Is Behr Yucca White cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 43° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
YL-W08 Yucca White HSL code: 43, 53%, 89%
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 Yucca White
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Yucca White:
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
YL-W08
Yucca White
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 Yucca White with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 223, such as Behr Coastal Vista and Manhattan Blue.
LRV of Yucca White
Yucca White has an LRV of 82.24% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all 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 82.24%, 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 | #f2ead5 |
| RGB Decimal | 242, 234, 213 |
| RGB Percent | 94.90%, 91.76%, 83.53% |
| HSV | Hue: 43° Saturation: 11.98% Value: 94.9% |
| HSL | hsl(43, 53, 89) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.31 Yellow: 11.98 Key: 5.1 |
| YIQ | Y: 233.998 I: 11.515 Q: -4.843 |
| XYZ | X: 78.049 Y: 82.528 Z: 74.751 |
| CIE Lab | L:92.807 a:-0.781 b:11.165 |
| CIE Luv | L:92.807 u:5.858 v:16.771 |
| Decimal | 15919829 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.845, -5.621, 14.805 |
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