Behr Yuma Sand HDC-NT-18
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| Code: | HDC-NT-18 |
| Name: | Yuma Sand |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Yuma Sand?
Behr Yuma Sand HDC-NT-18 is a light, muted beige with a softly warm, yellowed cast and a noticeable gray-beige restraint. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly creamy, giving walls a dry, sand-like appearance rather than a rich tan finish. In sunny or warm artificial light, Yuma Sand appears a little more golden; cooler daylight can pull forward its subdued khaki-gray side. It suits living rooms, hallways, and bedrooms where a quiet neutral is needed, and it pairs naturally with chalky white trim, weathered oak, woven linen, matte black hardware, and clay-toned accents.
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What are Behr Yuma Sand undertones?
Yuma Sand is a light, muted sandy beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. 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:
207, 197, 174
Is Behr Yuma Sand cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 42°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
HDC-NT-18 Yuma Sand HSL code: 42, 26%, 75%
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 Yuma Sand
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Yuma Sand:
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
HDC-NT-18
Yuma Sand
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 Yuma Sand with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 222, such as Behr Hypnotic and Midnight Blue.
LRV of Yuma Sand
Yuma Sand has an LRV of 56.01% 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 56.01%, 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 | #cfc5ae |
| RGB Decimal | 207, 197, 174 |
| RGB Percent | 81.18%, 77.25%, 68.24% |
| HSV | Hue: 42° Saturation: 15.94% Value: 81.18% |
| HSL | hsl(42, 26, 75) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.83 Yellow: 15.94 Key: 18.82 |
| YIQ | Y: 197.368 I: 13.35 Q: -5.042 |
| XYZ | X: 53.337 Y: 56.255 Z: 48.081 |
| CIE Lab | L:79.759 a:-0.338 b:12.8 |
| CIE Luv | L:79.759 u:7.286 v:18.485 |
| Decimal | 13616558 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.003, -4.318, 14.494 |
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