Behr Cool Water Lake P480-3
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- Behr Cool Water Lake reviews (1 photo)
- What are Behr Cool Water Lake undertones?
- Is Cool Water Lake P480-3 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Cool Water Lake
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Cool Water Lake P480-3
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | P480-3 |
| Name: | Cool Water Lake |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Cool Water Lake?
Behr Cool Water Lake P480-3 is a light, clear blue with a noticeable aqua cast, drawn from its soft green-blue undertone. It reads cool and airy on broad walls, with enough color to avoid looking like a plain pale gray or white. In daylight, the shade appears crisp and watery; under warm lamps, its blue edge softens slightly and the aqua note becomes more apparent. Use it in bathrooms, bedrooms, laundry rooms, or a sunlit home office alongside clean white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and soft gray textiles. For contrast, pair Cool Water Lake with deep navy accents or charcoal details rather than overly warm beige.
Behr Cool Water Lake reviews
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What are Behr Cool Water Lake undertones?
Cool Water Lake is a light, soft light blue-green. 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:
155, 217, 229
Is Behr Cool Water Lake cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 190° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
P480-3 Cool Water Lake HSL code: 190, 59%, 75%
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 Cool Water Lake
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 Cool Water Lake:
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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Darker shades
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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 Cool Water Lake with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 10, such as Behr Parasol and Moxie.
LRV of Cool Water Lake
Cool Water Lake has an LRV of 57.58% 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 57.58%, 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 | #9bd9e5 |
| RGB Decimal | 155, 217, 229 |
| RGB Percent | 60.78%, 85.10%, 89.80% |
| HSV | Hue: 190° Saturation: 32.31% Value: 89.8% |
| HSL | hsl(190, 59, 75) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 32.31 Magenta: 5.24 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 10.2 |
| YIQ | Y: 199.83 I: -40.802 Q: -9.381 |
| XYZ | X: 52.468 Y: 62.249 Z: 83.358 |
| CIE Lab | L:83.045 a:-16.759 b:-12.193 |
| CIE Luv | L:83.045 u:-30.314 v:-16.377 |
| Decimal | 10213861 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.898, -19.367, -7.413 |
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