Behr Cascade Green MQ6-36
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| Code: | MQ6-36 |
| Name: | Cascade Green |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Cascade Green?
Behr Cascade Green MQ6-36 is a light, muted green with a clear blue-gray influence that keeps it from reading too yellow or leafy. Its softened saturation gives walls a washed, airy appearance, while the green remains visible enough to add color to a room. In bright natural light, Cascade Green can look fresher and slightly cooler; under warm lamps, its gray-green side becomes more apparent. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and laundry rooms particularly well, and can also bring a quiet wash of color to kitchen cabinetry. Pair it with soft white trim, weathered oak, pale stone, brushed nickel, or deeper charcoal accents for contrast.
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What are Behr Cascade Green undertones?
Cascade Green is a mid-light, muted light blue-green. 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:
161, 194, 185
Is Behr Cascade Green cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 164°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
MQ6-36 Cascade Green HSL code: 164, 21%, 70%
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 Cascade Green
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 Cascade Green:
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
MQ6-36
Cascade Green
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 Cascade Green with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 344, such as Behr Plum Royale and Folklore.
LRV of Cascade Green
Cascade Green has an LRV of 47.45% 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 47.45%, 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 | #a1c2b9 |
| RGB Decimal | 161, 194, 185 |
| RGB Percent | 63.14%, 76.08%, 72.55% |
| HSV | Hue: 164° Saturation: 17.01% Value: 76.08% |
| HSL | hsl(164, 21, 70) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 17.01 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 4.64 Key: 23.92 |
| YIQ | Y: 183.107 I: -16.773 Q: -9.782 |
| XYZ | X: 42.744 Y: 49.662 Z: 53.22 |
| CIE Lab | L:75.862 a:-12.882 b:0.838 |
| CIE Luv | L:75.862 u:-17.121 v:3.423 |
| Decimal | 10601145 |
| Hunter Lab | 70.471, -15.058, 4.555 |
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