Behr Boat House P520-5
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| Code: | P520-5 |
| Name: | Boat House |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Boat House?
Behr Boat House P520-5 is a clear, medium blue with a cool cast and enough brightness to hold its own without reading overly dark. In daylight, it shows as a crisp blue; in lower or warmer light, it can look more muted and slightly deeper. Use it on bedroom or bathroom walls for noticeable color, or reserve it for a front door, built-ins, or a painted accent wall. Soft white trim keeps the look clean, while pale wood, light gray, charcoal, and brushed nickel provide grounded pairings.
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What are Behr Boat House undertones?
Boat House is a midtone, soft dusty 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:
78, 137, 190
Is Behr Boat House cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 208° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.
P520-5 Boat House HSL code: 208, 46%, 53%
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 Boat House
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Boat House:
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 Boat House with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 28, such as Behr Tribeca and Oak Creek.
LRV of Boat House
Boat House has an LRV of 20.83% 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 20.83%, 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 | #4e89be |
| RGB Decimal | 78, 137, 190 |
| RGB Percent | 30.59%, 53.73%, 74.51% |
| HSV | Hue: 208° Saturation: 58.95% Value: 74.51% |
| HSL | hsl(208, 46, 53) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 58.95 Magenta: 27.89 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 25.49 |
| YIQ | Y: 125.401 I: -52.189 Q: 4.013 |
| XYZ | X: 21.378 Y: 23.227 Z: 52.058 |
| CIE Lab | L:55.305 a:-3.276 b:-33.449 |
| CIE Luv | L:55.305 u:-25.348 v:-50.964 |
| Decimal | 5147070 |
| Hunter Lab | 48.194, -5.161, -30.308 |
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