Behr Explorer Blue M470-5
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| Code: | M470-5 |
| Name: | Explorer Blue |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Explorer Blue?
Behr Explorer Blue M470-5 is a medium-light blue with a clear teal cast, sitting between airy sky blue and softened blue-green. Its cool character is tempered by muted saturation, so it reads clean rather than sharp on broad walls. In bright daylight, Explorer Blue can look fresher and slightly more aqua, while lower or warmer light draws out its grayer, calmer side. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, laundry rooms, or a painted front door, and can also give kitchen cabinetry a measured hit of color. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, sandy beige textiles, charcoal accents, or brushed nickel for a grounded finish.
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What are Behr Explorer Blue undertones?
Explorer Blue is a midtone, soft teal. 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:
87, 163, 179
Is Behr Explorer Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 190° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
M470-5 Explorer Blue HSL code: 190, 38%, 52%
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 Explorer Blue
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 Explorer Blue:
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
M470-5
Explorer Blue
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 Explorer Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 10, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Explorer Blue
Explorer Blue has an LRV of 27.28% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 27.28%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #57a3b3 |
| RGB Decimal | 87, 163, 179 |
| RGB Percent | 34.12%, 63.92%, 70.20% |
| HSV | Hue: 190° Saturation: 51.4% Value: 70.2% |
| HSL | hsl(190, 38, 52) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 51.4 Magenta: 8.94 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 29.8 |
| YIQ | Y: 142.1 I: -50.43 Q: -11.098 |
| XYZ | X: 25.161 Y: 31.473 Z: 47.385 |
| CIE Lab | L:62.905 a:-19.064 b:-15.518 |
| CIE Luv | L:62.905 u:-33.071 v:-20.721 |
| Decimal | 5743539 |
| Hunter Lab | 56.101, -18.121, -10.808 |
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