Behr Chilly Blue S500-4
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| Code: | S500-4 |
| Name: | Chilly Blue |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Chilly Blue?
Behr Chilly Blue S500-4 is a muted mid-tone blue with a soft gray cast that keeps it from reading overly bright or icy. Its cool blue character can show a subtle blue-green lean in daylight, while lower or warmer lighting tends to bring out its gently weathered, smoky side. It has enough depth for full walls in a bedroom, bath, or home office without making the room feel dark. Pair Chilly Blue with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal accents for a clean, grounded look. On cabinetry or a painted exterior door, this shade offers color presence while remaining restrained.
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What are Behr Chilly Blue undertones?
Chilly Blue is a mid-light, muted dusty blue. The HEX sample leans blue; 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:
138, 174, 195
Is Behr Chilly Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 202° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
S500-4 Chilly Blue HSL code: 202, 32%, 65%
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 Chilly 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 Chilly 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
S500-4
Chilly 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 Chilly Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 22, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Chilly Blue
Chilly Blue has an LRV of 38.07% 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 38.07%, 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 | #8aaec3 |
| RGB Decimal | 138, 174, 195 |
| RGB Percent | 54.12%, 68.24%, 76.47% |
| HSV | Hue: 202° Saturation: 29.23% Value: 76.47% |
| HSL | hsl(202, 32, 65) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 29.23 Magenta: 10.77 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 23.53 |
| YIQ | Y: 165.63 I: -28.201 Q: -1.08 |
| XYZ | X: 35.464 Y: 39.614 Z: 57.393 |
| CIE Lab | L:69.194 a:-7.255 b:-14.672 |
| CIE Luv | L:69.194 u:-18.826 v:-21.326 |
| Decimal | 9088707 |
| Hunter Lab | 62.94, -9.567, -10.007 |
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