Behr Comforting Green S400-2
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- Behr Comforting Green reviews (23 photos)
- What are Behr Comforting Green undertones?
- Is Comforting Green S400-2 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Comforting Green
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Comforting Green S400-2
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | S400-2 |
| Name: | Comforting Green |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Comforting Green?
Behr Comforting Green S400-2 is a light, softened green with a subtle yellow-green cast and a low-saturation, almost misted appearance. Its pale value keeps it airy on full walls, while the muted color prevents it from reading too sweet or bright. In daylight, Comforting Green shows its clean green side more clearly; under warm bulbs, it can lean slightly softer and more olive-tinged. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, sunrooms, or quiet kitchen walls, especially alongside warm white trim, pale oak, linen, and brushed brass. For a gentle contrast, pair this shade with dusty terracotta, muted blue-gray, or deeper botanical greens.
Behr Comforting Green reviews (23 photos)
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What are Behr Comforting Green undertones?
Comforting Green is a light, very muted pale khaki. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
213, 224, 207
Is Behr Comforting Green cool or warm?
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cool
With a hue of 99°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
S400-2 Comforting Green HSL code: 99, 22%, 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 Comforting Green
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Comforting Green:
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
S400-2
Comforting Green
Darker shades
S400-2
Comforting Green
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 Comforting Green with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 279, such as Behr Mata Hari and Illusionist.
LRV of Comforting Green
Comforting Green has an LRV of 70.55% 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 70.55%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #d5e0cf |
| RGB Decimal | 213, 224, 207 |
| RGB Percent | 83.53%, 87.84%, 81.18% |
| HSV | Hue: 99° Saturation: 7.59% Value: 87.84% |
| HSL | hsl(99, 22, 85) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 4.91 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 7.59 Key: 12.16 |
| YIQ | Y: 218.773 I: -1.092 Q: -7.617 |
| XYZ | X: 65.356 Y: 71.962 Z: 69.462 |
| CIE Lab | L:87.95 a:-6.744 b:7.055 |
| CIE Luv | L:87.95 u:-5.313 v:11.761 |
| Decimal | 14016719 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.831, -10.932, 10.833 |
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