Behr Fantasia S550-5
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| Code: | S550-5 |
| Name: | Fantasia |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Fantasia?
Behr Fantasia S550-5 is a muted blue-gray with a cool cast and a softly smoky, medium-depth appearance. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded rather than bright, making it a useful alternative to a standard gray when a room needs a little more color. In daylight, Fantasia can read as a quiet slate blue, while warmer evening lighting may bring out its gray side. Use it on bedroom or home-office walls for a contained, restful backdrop, or on cabinetry for a subdued painted finish. Crisp white trim, charcoal details, pale oak, brushed nickel, and warm ivory textiles give this shade clear contrast without competing with its blue-gray character.
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What are Behr Fantasia undertones?
Fantasia is a midtone, very muted slate blue. 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:
115, 120, 139
Is Behr Fantasia cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 228°, this dark blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
S550-5 Fantasia HSL code: 228, 9%, 50%
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 Fantasia
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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Fantasia:
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
S550-5
Fantasia
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 Fantasia with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 48, such as Behr Ottertail and Rustic Taupe.
LRV of Fantasia
Fantasia has an LRV of 19.18% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 19.18%, 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 | #73788b |
| RGB Decimal | 115, 120, 139 |
| RGB Percent | 45.10%, 47.06%, 54.51% |
| HSV | Hue: 228° Saturation: 17.27% Value: 54.51% |
| HSL | hsl(228, 9, 50) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 17.27 Magenta: 13.67 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 45.49 |
| YIQ | Y: 120.671 I: -9.085 Q: 4.855 |
| XYZ | X: 18.445 Y: 18.942 Z: 27.103 |
| CIE Lab | L:50.619 a:2.331 b:-10.951 |
| CIE Luv | L:50.619 u:-3.711 v:-15.96 |
| Decimal | 7567499 |
| Hunter Lab | 43.522, -0.511, -6.458 |
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