Behr Air Blue S460-1
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| Code: | S460-1 |
| Name: | Air Blue |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Air Blue?
Behr Air Blue S460-1 is a pale, cool blue with a lightly softened, blue-green cast. Its high lightness keeps it from feeling icy, while the modest saturation gives walls a clean wash of color rather than a bold statement. In north-facing rooms, Air Blue can read crisper and slightly grayer; warmer daylight and incandescent lighting bring out its gentler aqua notes. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and laundry rooms, especially alongside white trim, light oak, brushed nickel, and soft gray textiles. For contrast, pair this shade with charcoal accents or deep navy details rather than another pale blue.
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What are Behr Air Blue undertones?
Air Blue is a light, muted pale blue-green. The HEX sample leans teal; 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:
188, 217, 224
Is Behr Air Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 192° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
S460-1 Air Blue HSL code: 192, 37%, 81%
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 Air Blue
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Air 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
S460-1
Air Blue
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 Air Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 12, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Air Blue
Air Blue has an LRV of 63.74% 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 63.74%, 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 | #bcd9e0 |
| RGB Decimal | 188, 217, 224 |
| RGB Percent | 73.73%, 85.10%, 87.84% |
| HSV | Hue: 192° Saturation: 16.07% Value: 87.84% |
| HSL | hsl(192, 37, 81) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 16.07 Magenta: 3.13 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 12.16 |
| YIQ | Y: 209.127 I: -19.531 Q: -3.956 |
| XYZ | X: 59.002 Y: 65.697 Z: 80.073 |
| CIE Lab | L:84.842 a:-8.136 b:-6.66 |
| CIE Luv | L:84.842 u:-15.585 v:-8.917 |
| Decimal | 12376544 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.054, -11.908, -1.835 |
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