Behr Express Blue M500-6
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| Code: | M500-6 |
| Name: | Express Blue |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Express Blue?
Behr Express Blue M500-6 is a medium-deep blue with a muted slate character that keeps it from reading overly bright or nautical. Its cool blue base carries a subtle gray cast, giving walls a grounded, slightly weathered appearance in daylight. In lower light, Express Blue can look deeper and more reserved, making it especially effective for a study, dining room, powder room, or bedroom accent wall. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, aged brass, and soft putty or sand-colored textiles to bring warmth around the color. It also has enough depth for painted cabinetry or a front door where a clear but understated blue is wanted.
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LRV of Express Blue
Express Blue has an LRV of 8.9% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 8.9%, 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.
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #395a73 |
| RGB Decimal | 57, 90, 115 |
| RGB Percent | 22.35%, 35.29%, 45.10% |
| HSV | Hue: 206° Saturation: 50.43% Value: 45.1% |
| HSL | hsl(206, 34, 34) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 50.43 Magenta: 21.74 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 54.9 |
| YIQ | Y: 82.983 I: -27.698 Q: 0.799 |
| XYZ | X: 8.437 Y: 9.419 Z: 17.589 |
| CIE Lab | L:36.779 a:-4.458 b:-17.924 |
| CIE Luv | L:36.779 u:-14.909 v:-23.755 |
| Decimal | 3758707 |
| Hunter Lab | 30.691, -4.641, -12.495 |
