Behr Boot Cut S510-2
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| Code: | S510-2 |
| Name: | Boot Cut |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Boot Cut?
Behr Boot Cut S510-2 is a light, muted blue-gray with a soft, slightly smoky cast. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly icy, though it will feel cooler in north-facing rooms or under crisp daylight. In warmer evening light, the gray component becomes more noticeable and gives the color a gentler, quieter look. Use it on bedroom, bathroom, or living room walls with warm white trim, pale oak, and brushed nickel for a clean contrast. Boot Cut also pairs nicely with charcoal accents, natural linen, and deep navy textiles when the room needs more definition.
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What are Behr Boot Cut undertones?
Boot Cut is a mid-light, very muted pale blue-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
175, 194, 207
Is Behr Boot Cut cool or warm?
With a hue of 204°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
S510-2 Boot Cut HSL code: 204, 25%, 75%
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 Boot Cut
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 Boot Cut:
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
S510-2
Boot Cut
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 Boot Cut with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 24, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Boot Cut
Boot Cut has an LRV of 51.36% 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 51.36%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #afc2cf |
| RGB Decimal | 175, 194, 207 |
| RGB Percent | 68.63%, 76.08%, 81.18% |
| HSV | Hue: 204° Saturation: 15.46% Value: 81.18% |
| HSL | hsl(204, 25, 75) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 15.46 Magenta: 6.28 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 18.82 |
| YIQ | Y: 189.801 I: -15.5 Q: 0.026 |
| XYZ | X: 48.23 Y: 52.201 Z: 66.549 |
| CIE Lab | L:77.401 a:-3.784 b:-8.693 |
| CIE Luv | L:77.401 u:-10.77 v:-12.684 |
| Decimal | 11518671 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.251, -7.283, -4.036 |
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