Behr Adirondack Blue N480-5

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Adirondack Blue for living room (2 photos)
Behr Adirondack Blue for bathroom (4 photos)
Behr N480-5 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
Adirondack Blue for exterior (3 photos)
Behr Adirondack Blue reviews (11 photos)
What are Behr Adirondack Blue undertones?
Is Adirondack Blue N480-5 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Adirondack Blue
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Adirondack Blue N480-5
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	N480-5
Name:	Adirondack Blue
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Adirondack Blue?

Behr Adirondack Blue N480-5 is a muted blue-gray with a cool, softened cast rather than a bright coastal-blue look. Its medium depth gives walls noticeable color while the gray influence keeps the finish restrained and easy on the eye. In daylight, Adirondack Blue can read as a dusty slate blue; under warmer lamps, its gray side becomes more pronounced. It suits bedrooms, home offices, and bathrooms, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents. Use it across full walls for a calm, grounded backdrop, or on cabinetry and built-ins where a quiet contrast is needed.

Adirondack Blue for living room (2 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space

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Behr N480-5 for bathroom (4 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark blue real bathrooms.

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Behr N480-5 on kitchen cabinets

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool blue hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

Behr Adirondack Blue kitchen cabinets color

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Adirondack Blue for exterior (3 photos)

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool blue hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

Behr Adirondack Blue house exterior paint

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Behr Adirondack Blue reviews (11 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Behr Adirondack Blue undertones?

Adirondack Blue is a midtone, very muted blue-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#74858F

RGB code:

116, 133, 143

Is Behr Adirondack Blue cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 202°, this dark blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

N480-5 Adirondack Blue HSL code: 202, 11%, 51%

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 Adirondack Blue

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

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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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Adirondack Blue:

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

N480-5
Adirondack Blue

Darker shades

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Adirondack Blue

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 Adirondack Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 22, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.

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Adirondack Blue

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LRV of Adirondack Blue

Adirondack Blue has an LRV of 22.15% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 22.15%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#74858f
RGB Decimal	116, 133, 143
RGB Percent	45.49%, 52.16%, 56.08%
HSV	Hue: 202° Saturation: 18.88% Value: 56.08%
HSL	hsl(202, 11, 51)
CMYK	Cyan: 18.88 Magenta: 6.99 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 43.92
YIQ	Y: 129.057 I: -13.344 Q: -0.484
XYZ	X: 20.546 Y: 22.471 Z: 29.234
CIE Lab	L:54.523 a:-3.9 b:-7.433
CIE Luv	L:54.523 u:-9.414 v:-10.056
Decimal	7636367
Hunter Lab	47.403, -5.587, -3.382