Behr Distant Shore S500-1
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| Code: | S500-1 |
| Name: | Distant Shore |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Distant Shore?
Behr Distant Shore S500-1 is a light, cool blue with a soft gray cast that keeps it from reading overly sweet or icy. Its gentle saturation makes it well suited to bedroom walls, bathrooms, or a sunlit home office where a pale color can still feel present. In bright daylight, Distant Shore shows its clean blue character more clearly, while lower or warmer lighting can bring out its muted, misty quality. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, weathered wood, and brushed nickel for a fresh, understated look. Deep navy, charcoal, or muted green accents can add definition without overpowering this airy shade.
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What are Behr Distant Shore undertones?
Distant Shore 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:
RGB code:
194, 216, 227
Is Behr Distant Shore cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 200° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
S500-1 Distant Shore HSL code: 200, 37%, 83%
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 Distant Shore
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 Distant Shore:
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
S500-1
Distant Shore
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 Distant Shore with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 20, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Distant Shore
Distant Shore has an LRV of 64.8% 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 64.8%, 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 | #c2d8e3 |
| RGB Decimal | 194, 216, 227 |
| RGB Percent | 76.08%, 84.71%, 89.02% |
| HSV | Hue: 200° Saturation: 14.54% Value: 89.02% |
| HSL | hsl(200, 37, 83) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 14.54 Magenta: 4.85 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 10.98 |
| YIQ | Y: 210.676 I: -16.645 Q: -1.231 |
| XYZ | X: 60.665 Y: 66.126 Z: 82.22 |
| CIE Lab | L:85.061 a:-5.11 b:-7.882 |
| CIE Luv | L:85.061 u:-12.236 v:-11.35 |
| Decimal | 12769507 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.318, -9.142, -3.025 |
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