Behr Blueprint S470-5
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- Blueprint for bedroom (5 photos)
- Behr Blueprint for bathroom (1 photo)
- Blueprint for exterior (4 photos)
- Behr Blueprint reviews (6 photos)
- What are Behr Blueprint undertones?
- Is Blueprint S470-5 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Blueprint
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Blueprint S470-5
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | S470-5 |
| Name: | Blueprint |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Blueprint?
Behr Blueprint S470-5 is a muted medium blue with a noticeable gray cast and a slight blue-green edge. Its softened saturation keeps it from reading overly bright, giving walls a grounded, weathered-blue appearance. In daylight, Blueprint can show more of its cool blue character, while lower or warmer artificial light tends to bring out its smoky gray side. It suits home offices, bedrooms, and bathrooms, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents. Use it on full walls for a measured color statement, or on cabinetry and built-ins where its depth can anchor a lighter room.
Blueprint for bedroom (5 photos)
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing blue shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Behr S470-5 for bathroom
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark blue real bathrooms.
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Blueprint for exterior (4 photos)
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool blue hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Behr Blueprint reviews (6 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Behr Blueprint undertones?
Blueprint is a midtone, muted slate blue. 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:
96, 129, 142
Is Behr Blueprint cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 197°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
S470-5 Blueprint HSL code: 197, 19%, 47%
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 Blueprint
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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Blueprint:
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
S470-5
Blueprint
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 Blueprint with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 17, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Blueprint
Blueprint has an LRV of 19.16% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 19.16%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #60818e |
| RGB Decimal | 96, 129, 142 |
| RGB Percent | 37.65%, 50.59%, 55.69% |
| HSV | Hue: 197° Saturation: 32.39% Value: 55.69% |
| HSL | hsl(197, 19, 47) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 32.39 Magenta: 9.15 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 44.31 |
| YIQ | Y: 120.615 I: -23.842 Q: -2.935 |
| XYZ | X: 17.555 Y: 20.139 Z: 28.546 |
| CIE Lab | L:51.994 a:-8.335 b:-10.773 |
| CIE Luv | L:51.994 u:-16.615 v:-14.267 |
| Decimal | 6324622 |
| Hunter Lab | 44.877, -8.71, -6.3 |
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