Behr Cabana Blue HDC-AC-23A
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| Code: | HDC-AC-23A |
| Name: | Cabana Blue |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Cabana Blue?
Behr Cabana Blue HDC-AC-23A is a medium blue with a noticeable green cast, giving it the look of softened teal rather than a pure sky blue. Its muted saturation keeps the color grounded, while its mid-tone depth gives walls more presence than a pale coastal blue. In bright daylight, Cabana Blue can read cleaner and slightly cooler; lower or warmer light tends to bring out its grayer, more subdued side. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and built-in cabinetry, especially alongside crisp white trim, light oak, woven natural fibers, or brushed nickel. For a stronger contrast, pair this shade with warm terracotta, sandy beige, or deep charcoal accents.
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What are Behr Cabana Blue undertones?
Cabana Blue is a midtone, muted 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:
91, 144, 153
Is Behr Cabana Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 189°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
HDC-AC-23A Cabana Blue HSL code: 189, 25%, 48%
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 Cabana Blue
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 Cabana Blue:
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
HDC-AC-23A
Cabana Blue
Darker shades
HDC-AC-23A
Cabana Blue
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 Cabana Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 9, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Cabana Blue
Cabana Blue has an LRV of 22.2% 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 22.2%, 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 | #5b9099 |
| RGB Decimal | 91, 144, 153 |
| RGB Percent | 35.69%, 56.47%, 60.00% |
| HSV | Hue: 189° Saturation: 40.52% Value: 60.0% |
| HSL | hsl(189, 25, 48) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 40.52 Magenta: 5.88 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 40.0 |
| YIQ | Y: 129.179 I: -34.475 Q: -8.411 |
| XYZ | X: 20.035 Y: 24.469 Z: 33.796 |
| CIE Lab | L:56.555 a:-15.167 b:-10.32 |
| CIE Luv | L:56.555 u:-24.831 v:-12.855 |
| Decimal | 6000793 |
| Hunter Lab | 49.466, -14.27, -5.881 |
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