Behr Aspiring Blue S440-3
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| Code: | S440-3 |
| Name: | Aspiring Blue |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Aspiring Blue?
Behr Aspiring Blue S440-3 is a light, muted blue-green with a soft gray cast that keeps it from reading too bright. Its cool undertone is especially clear in daylight, while warmer bulbs can draw out its gentle green side. This shade is well suited to bedroom, bathroom, or laundry room walls where a pale color can add definition without making the room feel busy. Pair it with crisp white trim, weathered oak, light maple, or brushed nickel for a clean, understated look. Aspiring Blue can also make a quiet statement on a painted vanity or built-in shelving against warm white walls.
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What are Behr Aspiring Blue undertones?
Aspiring Blue is a mid-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:
162, 193, 192
Is Behr Aspiring Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 178°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
S440-3 Aspiring Blue HSL code: 178, 20%, 70%
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 Aspiring 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 Aspiring 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
S440-3
Aspiring 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 Aspiring Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 358, such as Behr Folklore and Grand Plum.
LRV of Aspiring Blue
Aspiring Blue has an LRV of 47.74% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 47.74%, 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 | #a2c1c0 |
| RGB Decimal | 162, 193, 192 |
| RGB Percent | 63.53%, 75.69%, 75.29% |
| HSV | Hue: 178° Saturation: 16.06% Value: 75.69% |
| HSL | hsl(178, 20, 70) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 16.06 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.52 Key: 24.31 |
| YIQ | Y: 183.617 I: -18.152 Q: -6.869 |
| XYZ | X: 43.481 Y: 49.626 Z: 57.143 |
| CIE Lab | L:75.839 a:-10.594 b:-2.98 |
| CIE Luv | L:75.839 u:-16.301 v:-2.714 |
| Decimal | 10666432 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.446, -13.104, 1.218 |
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