Behr Celestial Light MQ3-24
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- Behr Celestial Light reviews (23 photos)
- What are Behr Celestial Light undertones?
- Is Celestial Light MQ3-24 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Celestial Light
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Celestial Light MQ3-24
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | MQ3-24 |
| Name: | Celestial Light |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Celestial Light?
Behr Celestial Light MQ3-24 is a pale, airy blue with a cool cast and a softly muted appearance. Its light value keeps it from feeling heavy, while the blue remains clear enough to read distinctly on broad walls. In daylight, Celestial Light can look crisp and lightly sky-toned; warmer artificial lighting may bring out its gentle gray-blue side. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and laundry rooms, especially alongside clean white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or soft gray textiles. Use this shade on full walls for a quiet wash of color, or pair it with deeper navy accents for more contrast.
Behr Celestial Light reviews (23 photos)
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What are Behr Celestial Light undertones?
Celestial Light is a 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:
199, 218, 232
Is Behr Celestial Light cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 205° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
MQ3-24 Celestial Light HSL code: 205, 42%, 85%
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 Celestial Light
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 Celestial Light:
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
MQ3-24
Celestial Light
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 Celestial Light with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 25, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Celestial Light
Celestial Light has an LRV of 67.06% 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 67.06%, 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 | #c7dae8 |
| RGB Decimal | 199, 218, 232 |
| RGB Percent | 78.04%, 85.49%, 90.98% |
| HSV | Hue: 205° Saturation: 14.22% Value: 90.98% |
| HSL | hsl(205, 42, 85) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 14.22 Magenta: 6.03 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 9.02 |
| YIQ | Y: 213.915 I: -15.821 Q: 0.338 |
| XYZ | X: 63.185 Y: 68.11 Z: 86.14 |
| CIE Lab | L:86.061 a:-3.541 b:-9.006 |
| CIE Luv | L:86.061 u:-10.833 v:-13.414 |
| Decimal | 13097704 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.529, -7.762, -4.114 |
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