Behr Distant Star MQ5-31

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What are Behr Distant Star undertones?
Is Distant Star MQ5-31 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Distant Star
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Distant Star MQ5-31
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	MQ5-31
Name:	Distant Star
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Distant Star?

Behr Distant Star MQ5-31 is a light, muted blue-gray with a distinctly cool cast and low saturation. Its soft gray base keeps the color restrained, while the slight blue presence becomes more noticeable in daylight or rooms with cool northern exposure. In warmer artificial light, Distant Star can read closer to a clean, silvery gray. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and quiet living areas where a pale wall color is wanted without the brightness of white. Pair it with crisp white trim, charcoal details, pale oak, brushed nickel, or deep navy accents for a grounded finish.

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What are Behr Distant Star undertones?

Distant Star is a mid-light, near-neutral light gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#BAC1C3

RGB code:

186, 193, 195

Is Behr Distant Star cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 193°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

MQ5-31 Distant Star HSL code: 193, 7%, 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 Distant Star

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

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Distant Star:

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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Distant Star

Darker shades

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Distant Star

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 Star with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 13, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.

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Distant Star

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LRV of Distant Star

Distant Star has an LRV of 52.16% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why 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 52.16%, 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	#bac1c3
RGB Decimal	186, 193, 195
RGB Percent	72.94%, 75.69%, 76.47%
HSV	Hue: 193° Saturation: 4.62% Value: 76.47%
HSL	hsl(193, 7, 75)
CMYK	Cyan: 4.62 Magenta: 1.03 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 23.53
YIQ	Y: 191.135 I: -4.814 Q: -0.858
XYZ	X: 49.167 Y: 52.519 Z: 59.162
CIE Lab	L:77.59 a:-2.031 b:-1.839
CIE Luv	L:77.59 u:-4.004 v:-2.414
Decimal	12239299
Hunter Lab	72.47, -5.719, 2.327