Behr Azure Lake M470-4
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| Code: | M470-4 |
| Name: | Azure Lake |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Azure Lake?
Behr Azure Lake M470-4 is a light-to-mid blue with a noticeable green cast, giving it the look of softened blue water rather than a pure sky blue. Its cool character reads clean and airy on walls in bathrooms, bedrooms, or sunlit hallways. In bright daylight, Azure Lake shows its blue-green side more clearly, while warmer bulbs can make it appear slightly grayer and more muted. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, woven natural textures, or matte black hardware for contrast. It can also make a fresh choice for lower cabinetry or a painted interior door when the surrounding finishes are kept simple.
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What are Behr Azure Lake undertones?
Azure Lake is a mid-light, 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:
123, 187, 200
Is Behr Azure Lake cool or warm?
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At 190° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
M470-4 Azure Lake HSL code: 190, 41%, 63%
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 Azure Lake
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 Azure Lake:
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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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 Azure Lake with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 10, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Azure Lake
Azure Lake has an LRV of 39.97% 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 39.97%, 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 | #7bbbc8 |
| RGB Decimal | 123, 187, 200 |
| RGB Percent | 48.24%, 73.33%, 78.43% |
| HSV | Hue: 190° Saturation: 38.5% Value: 78.43% |
| HSL | hsl(190, 41, 63) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 38.5 Magenta: 6.5 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 21.57 |
| YIQ | Y: 169.346 I: -42.315 Q: -9.493 |
| XYZ | X: 36.36 Y: 43.919 Z: 61.189 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.175 a:-17.099 b:-13.02 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.175 u:-30.332 v:-17.363 |
| Decimal | 8109000 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.272, -18.042, -8.353 |
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