Behr Bok Choy M400-3
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| Code: | M400-3 |
| Name: | Bok Choy |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Bok Choy?
Behr Bok Choy M400-3 is a light, softened green with a subtle yellow cast that keeps it from reading icy or blue. Its muted character gives walls a gentle wash of color without making a room feel heavily green. In bright daylight, Bok Choy can appear cleaner and more leafy, while lower or warmer light may bring out its subdued, slightly earthy side. It suits kitchens, bedrooms, and bathrooms, especially alongside warm white trim, pale oak, woven natural fibers, and brushed brass. For contrast, pair this shade with charcoal, deep olive, or a grounded clay-toned accent.
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What are Behr Bok Choy undertones?
Bok Choy is a light, muted light yellow-green. The HEX sample leans yellow-green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
191, 213, 185
Is Behr Bok Choy cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 107°, this Green leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
M400-3 Bok Choy HSL code: 107, 25%, 78%
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 Bok Choy
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Bok Choy:
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
Darker shades
M400-3
Bok Choy
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 Bok Choy with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 287, such as Behr Mata Hari and Ancestry Violet.
LRV of Bok Choy
Bok Choy has an LRV of 59.79% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 59.79%, 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 | #bfd5b9 |
| RGB Decimal | 191, 213, 185 |
| RGB Percent | 74.90%, 83.53%, 72.55% |
| HSV | Hue: 107° Saturation: 13.15% Value: 83.53% |
| HSL | hsl(107, 25, 78) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 10.33 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 13.15 Key: 16.47 |
| YIQ | Y: 203.23 I: -4.112 Q: -13.367 |
| XYZ | X: 54.035 Y: 62.167 Z: 55.039 |
| CIE Lab | L:83.002 a:-12.529 b:11.375 |
| CIE Luv | L:83.002 u:-10.967 v:18.871 |
| Decimal | 12572089 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.846, -15.651, 13.805 |
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