Behr After Rain M520-2
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| Code: | M520-2 |
| Name: | After Rain |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr After Rain?
Behr After Rain M520-2 is a light, airy blue with a gentle cool cast and a softened, slightly muted finish. Its pale blue character is clear without feeling overly bright, making it a useful option for bedroom walls, bathrooms, or a quiet home office. In daylight, this color can read cleaner and fresher, while lower or warmer lighting may bring out its more subdued side. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and soft gray textiles for a clean, relaxed interior. After Rain also suits a ceiling or accent wall when a full room of blue feels like too much.
Behr M520-2 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool blue hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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What are Behr After Rain undertones?
After Rain is a light, muted pale blue-gray. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
193, 219, 234
Is Behr After Rain cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 202° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
M520-2 After Rain HSL code: 202, 49%, 84%
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 After Rain
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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr After Rain:
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
M520-2
After Rain
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 After Rain with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 22, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of After Rain
After Rain has an LRV of 66.37% 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 66.37%, 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 | #c1dbea |
| RGB Decimal | 193, 219, 234 |
| RGB Percent | 75.69%, 85.88%, 91.76% |
| HSV | Hue: 202° Saturation: 17.52% Value: 91.76% |
| HSL | hsl(202, 49, 84) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 17.52 Magenta: 6.41 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 8.24 |
| YIQ | Y: 212.936 I: -20.314 Q: -0.832 |
| XYZ | X: 62.17 Y: 67.939 Z: 87.658 |
| CIE Lab | L:85.976 a:-5.524 b:-10.233 |
| CIE Luv | L:85.976 u:-14.353 v:-15.049 |
| Decimal | 12704746 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.425, -9.609, -5.356 |
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