Behr Calm BL-W01
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| Code: | BL-W01 |
| Name: | Calm |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Calm?
Behr Calm BL-W01 is a pale, lightly muted blue-green with a soft gray cast that keeps it from reading overly sweet or icy. Its high lightness makes it especially effective on walls in bathrooms, bedrooms, and sunlit living areas where a gentle wash of color is wanted without strong contrast. In cooler daylight, Calm may lean a little more blue, while warm bulbs can bring forward its subtle green-gray side. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and linen fabrics for a clean, airy palette. It can also suit cabinetry or a covered exterior detail when paired with deeper slate blue, charcoal, or muted evergreen accents.
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What are Behr Calm undertones?
Calm is a near-white, near-neutral neutral off-white. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
223, 233, 230
Is Behr Calm cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 162°, this Grey reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
BL-W01 Calm HSL code: 162, 19%, 89%
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 Calm
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Calm:
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
BL-W01
Calm
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 Calm with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 342, such as Behr Plum Royale and Folklore.
LRV of Calm
Calm has an LRV of 78.79% and refers to Off‑White 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 78.79%, 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 | #dfe9e6 |
| RGB Decimal | 223, 233, 230 |
| RGB Percent | 87.45%, 91.37%, 90.20% |
| HSV | Hue: 162° Saturation: 4.29% Value: 91.37% |
| HSL | hsl(162, 19, 89) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 4.29 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.29 Key: 8.63 |
| YIQ | Y: 229.668 I: -4.995 Q: -3.049 |
| XYZ | X: 73.849 Y: 79.679 Z: 86.33 |
| CIE Lab | L:91.54 a:-3.873 b:0.304 |
| CIE Luv | L:91.54 u:-5.378 v:1.153 |
| Decimal | 14674406 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.263, -8.532, 5.142 |
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