Behr Aqua Rapids M450-5
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| Code: | M450-5 |
| Name: | Aqua Rapids |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Aqua Rapids?
Behr Aqua Rapids M450-5 is a medium-depth blue-green with a softened, slightly gray cast that keeps it from reading overly bright. Its balance of teal and green gives walls clear color presence while remaining grounded enough for everyday spaces. In daylight, Aqua Rapids can look cleaner and more aquatic, while warmer evening light may draw out its muted green side. It suits bathrooms, laundry rooms, and bedrooms particularly well, and can also make a distinctive choice for a painted vanity or kitchen island. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, woven natural fibers, or charcoal accents for contrast.
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What are Behr Aqua Rapids undertones?
Aqua Rapids is a midtone, soft teal. 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:
99, 163, 156
Is Behr Aqua Rapids cool or warm?
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With a hue of 173°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
M450-5 Aqua Rapids HSL code: 173, 26%, 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 Aqua Rapids
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 Aqua Rapids:
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
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Darker shades
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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 Aqua Rapids with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 353, such as Behr Folklore and Grand Plum.
LRV of Aqua Rapids
Aqua Rapids has an LRV of 27.68% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 27.68%, 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 | #63a39c |
| RGB Decimal | 99, 163, 156 |
| RGB Percent | 38.82%, 63.92%, 61.18% |
| HSV | Hue: 173° Saturation: 39.26% Value: 63.92% |
| HSL | hsl(173, 26, 51) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 39.26 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 4.29 Key: 36.08 |
| YIQ | Y: 143.066 I: -35.888 Q: -15.717 |
| XYZ | X: 24.241 Y: 31.246 Z: 36.197 |
| CIE Lab | L:62.715 a:-22.203 b:-2.834 |
| CIE Luv | L:62.715 u:-29.874 v:-0.679 |
| Decimal | 6529948 |
| Hunter Lab | 55.898, -20.412, 0.735 |
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