Behr Dancing Mist MQ3-62

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Code:MQ3-62
Name:Dancing Mist
Brand:Behr

What color is Behr Dancing Mist?

Behr Dancing Mist MQ3-62 is a light blue-gray with a cool cast and a softly muted finish. Its blue presence is clear without feeling bright or icy, while the gray base keeps the color restrained on broad walls. In north-facing rooms, Dancing Mist may read a little cleaner and bluer; warmer bulbs can bring out its quieter gray side. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and home offices, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or matte black hardware. For contrast, pair this shade with deeper charcoal, inky navy, or warm natural wood rather than highly saturated colors.

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What are Behr Dancing Mist undertones?

Dancing Mist is a light, very muted pale blue-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#BFC8D8

RGB code:

191, 200, 216

Is Behr Dancing Mist cool or warm?

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With a hue of 218°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

MQ3-62 Dancing Mist HSL code: 218, 24%, 80%

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 Dancing Mist

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlightVisible temp.HueDuration
NorthCoolBluishAll day
EastWarmYellowBefore noon
WestWarmOrange-redAfter noon
SouthWarmOrange-yellowAll 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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Dancing Mist:

Monochromatic color scheme

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

Darker shades

Complementary color scheme

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 Dancing Mist with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 38, such as Behr Chicago Fog and White City.

LRV of Dancing Mist

Dancing Mist has an LRV of 57.13% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident lightWhy LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 57.13%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

FormatCode
HEX#bfc8d8
RGB Decimal191, 200, 216
RGB Percent74.90%, 78.43%, 84.71%
HSVHue: 218° Saturation: 11.57% Value: 84.71%
HSLhsl(218, 24, 80)
CMYKCyan: 11.57 Magenta: 7.41 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 15.29
YIQY: 199.133 I: -10.505 Q: 3.075
XYZX: 54.531 Y: 57.342 Z: 73.142
CIE LabL:80.372 a:0.074 b:-9.001
CIE LuvL:80.372 u:-5.752 v:-13.872
Decimal12568792
Hunter Lab75.725, -3.976, -4.261

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