Behr Clear Aqua P440-2
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| Code: | P440-2 |
| Name: | Clear Aqua |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Clear Aqua?
Behr Clear Aqua P440-2 is a light, softly muted aqua with a noticeable green cast and a clean, airy appearance. Its pale value keeps it from feeling overly blue, giving walls a fresh wash of color rather than a bold statement. In bright daylight, Clear Aqua can look crisp and lightly minty, while lower or cooler light may bring out its quieter blue-green side. It suits bathrooms, laundry rooms, sunrooms, and bedrooms, especially alongside warm white trim, pale oak, woven natural fibers, and brushed nickel. For more contrast, pair this shade with deep charcoal, navy, or dark green accents.
Behr Clear Aqua reviews
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What are Behr Clear Aqua undertones?
Clear Aqua is a light, muted pale aqua. 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:
196, 234, 224
Is Behr Clear Aqua cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 164° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
P440-2 Clear Aqua HSL code: 164, 47%, 84%
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 Clear Aqua
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Clear Aqua:
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
P440-2
Clear Aqua
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 Clear Aqua with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 344, such as Behr Plum Royale and Folklore.
LRV of Clear Aqua
Clear Aqua has an LRV of 72.56% 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 72.56%, 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 | #c4eae0 |
| RGB Decimal | 196, 234, 224 |
| RGB Percent | 76.86%, 91.76%, 87.84% |
| HSV | Hue: 164° Saturation: 16.24% Value: 91.76% |
| HSL | hsl(164, 47, 84) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 16.24 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 4.27 Key: 8.24 |
| YIQ | Y: 221.498 I: -19.431 Q: -11.15 |
| XYZ | X: 65.638 Y: 75.962 Z: 81.705 |
| CIE Lab | L:89.841 a:-14.261 b:0.742 |
| CIE Luv | L:89.841 u:-19.612 v:3.612 |
| Decimal | 12905184 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.156, -18.093, 5.428 |
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