Midsummer
BXC-31 · #F9DAA5 · LRV 73 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Midsummer, Really?
Midsummer reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr BXC-31 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Midsummer
Midsummer is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Midsummer
At LRV 73, Midsummer is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Midsummer are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr BXC-31 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
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| Sherwin-Williams | Butter UpSW 6681 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 74 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Straw2154-50 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Shoreline3006-6B · Valspar | 1.3 | 74.6 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | DoodlePPG1204-4 · PPG / Glidden | 0.6 | 74 | Color page → |
| Glidden | DoodlePPG1204-4 · Glidden | 0.5 | 75 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Simply Yellow115-3DB · Dutch Boy | 2.5 | 74 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Midsummer within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #F9DAA5 in HSL space. Pair Midsummer with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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