Behr Cloudy Sky S470-1
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| Code: | S470-1 |
| Name: | Cloudy Sky |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Cloudy Sky?
Behr Cloudy Sky S470-1 is a light, muted blue-gray with a gently cool cast and enough gray to keep it from reading overly pastel. Its soft saturation makes it well suited to broad wall areas in bedrooms, bathrooms, or a light-filled home office. In cooler daylight, Cloudy Sky can appear a little more silvery and blue, while warm bulbs tend to bring out its quieter gray side. Pair it with clean off-whites, pale oak, brushed nickel, and deeper charcoal accents for a crisp, grounded room. It can also be used on cabinetry or an exterior detail when a subtle blue presence is preferred over a brighter coastal shade.
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What are Behr Cloudy Sky undertones?
Cloudy Sky is a light, very muted pale blue-green. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
194, 213, 218
Is Behr Cloudy Sky cool or warm?
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cool
With a hue of 192°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
S470-1 Cloudy Sky HSL code: 192, 24%, 81%
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 Cloudy Sky
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 Cloudy Sky:
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
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Cloudy Sky
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 Cloudy Sky with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 12, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Cloudy Sky
Cloudy Sky has an LRV of 62.89% 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 62.89%, 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 | #c2d5da |
| RGB Decimal | 194, 213, 218 |
| RGB Percent | 76.08%, 83.53%, 85.49% |
| HSV | Hue: 192° Saturation: 11.01% Value: 85.49% |
| HSL | hsl(192, 24, 81) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 11.01 Magenta: 2.29 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 14.51 |
| YIQ | Y: 207.889 I: -12.929 Q: -2.463 |
| XYZ | X: 58.693 Y: 64.119 Z: 75.595 |
| CIE Lab | L:84.028 a:-5.372 b:-4.634 |
| CIE Luv | L:84.028 u:-10.496 v:-6.19 |
| Decimal | 12768730 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.074, -9.292, 0.079 |
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