Behr Charcoal Blue N490-5
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| Code: | N490-5 |
| Name: | Charcoal Blue |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Charcoal Blue?
Behr Charcoal Blue N490-5 is a muted blue-gray with a medium-dark depth that reads grounded rather than overly dramatic. Its softened, low-saturation character makes it especially effective on a study wall, bedroom, or built-in cabinetry where a clearer blue might feel too sharp. In bright daylight, the gray influence can become more noticeable, while lower light tends to draw out its deeper charcoal cast. Pair Charcoal Blue with clean white trim, pale oak, weathered wood, or brushed nickel for a restrained, practical palette. It can also give exterior shutters or a front door a substantial look without appearing nearly black.
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What are Behr Charcoal Blue undertones?
Charcoal Blue is a midtone, very muted slate blue. 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:
111, 123, 132
Is Behr Charcoal Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 206°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
N490-5 Charcoal Blue HSL code: 206, 9%, 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 Charcoal 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 black shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Charcoal 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
N490-5
Charcoal Blue
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 Charcoal Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 26, such as Behr Tribeca and Oak Creek.
LRV of Charcoal Blue
Charcoal Blue has an LRV of 19.1% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 19.1%, 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 | #6f7b84 |
| RGB Decimal | 111, 123, 132 |
| RGB Percent | 43.53%, 48.24%, 51.76% |
| HSV | Hue: 206° Saturation: 15.91% Value: 51.76% |
| HSL | hsl(206, 9, 48) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 15.91 Magenta: 6.82 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 48.24 |
| YIQ | Y: 120.438 I: -10.043 Q: 0.262 |
| XYZ | X: 17.802 Y: 19.211 Z: 24.594 |
| CIE Lab | L:50.933 a:-2.43 b:-6.399 |
| CIE Luv | L:50.933 u:-6.837 v:-8.632 |
| Decimal | 7306116 |
| Hunter Lab | 43.83, -4.204, -2.587 |
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