Behr Early September M500-2
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- Behr Early September reviews (23 photos)
- What are Behr Early September undertones?
- Is Early September M500-2 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Early September
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Early September M500-2
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | M500-2 |
| Name: | Early September |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Early September?
Behr Early September M500-2 is a light, muted blue with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading overly sweet or icy. Its cool blue character is softened by the moderate saturation, giving walls a clean but gently weathered appearance. In bright daylight, this shade can look clearer and airier, while lower or warmer indoor light may bring out its quieter gray-blue side. Use it in bathrooms, bedrooms, laundry rooms, or a sunlit home office alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and soft charcoal accents. Early September also makes a fresh option for cabinetry when paired with warm white walls and matte black hardware.
Behr Early September reviews (23 photos)
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What are Behr Early September undertones?
Early September is a light, muted light blue. The HEX sample leans blue; 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:
173, 205, 220
Is Behr Early September cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 199° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
M500-2 Early September HSL code: 199, 40%, 77%
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 Early September
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 Early September:
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
M500-2
Early September
Darker shades
M500-2
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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 Early September with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 19, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Early September
Early September has an LRV of 55.87% 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 55.87%, 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 | #adcddc |
| RGB Decimal | 173, 205, 220 |
| RGB Percent | 67.84%, 80.39%, 86.27% |
| HSV | Hue: 199° Saturation: 21.36% Value: 86.27% |
| HSL | hsl(199, 40, 77) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 21.36 Magenta: 6.82 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 13.73 |
| YIQ | Y: 197.142 I: -23.889 Q: -2.101 |
| XYZ | X: 51.979 Y: 57.712 Z: 76.092 |
| CIE Lab | L:80.579 a:-7.405 b:-10.968 |
| CIE Luv | L:80.579 u:-17.184 v:-15.79 |
| Decimal | 11390428 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.969, -10.814, -6.208 |
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