Behr Free Spirit MQ4-18
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| Code: | MQ4-18 |
| Name: | Free Spirit |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Free Spirit?
Behr Free Spirit MQ4-18 is a light, softened mint green with a noticeable blue cast that keeps it from reading overly yellow. Its pale value gives walls an airy look, while the moderate green presence prevents it from disappearing into white. In bright daylight, Free Spirit can look crisp and breezy; lower or warmer lighting may bring out its gentler sea-glass quality. It suits bathrooms, laundry rooms, bedrooms, and sunrooms where a clean wash of color feels appropriate. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, woven natural fibers, or matte black details for contrast, and consider it for cabinetry when a muted green alternative to gray is wanted.
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What are Behr Free Spirit undertones?
Free Spirit is a light, muted light green. The HEX sample leans green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
180, 222, 201
Is Behr Free Spirit cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 150° on the HSL hue wheel, this Green falls clearly in the cool range.
MQ4-18 Free Spirit HSL code: 150, 39%, 79%
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 Free Spirit
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Free Spirit:
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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Darker shades
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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 Free Spirit with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 330, such as Behr Plum Royale and Garden Plum.
LRV of Free Spirit
Free Spirit has an LRV of 62.33% 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 62.33%, 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 | #b4dec9 |
| RGB Decimal | 180, 222, 201 |
| RGB Percent | 70.59%, 87.06%, 78.82% |
| HSV | Hue: 150° Saturation: 18.92% Value: 87.06% |
| HSL | hsl(150, 39, 79) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 18.92 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 9.46 Key: 12.94 |
| YIQ | Y: 207.048 I: -18.28 Q: -15.42 |
| XYZ | X: 55.483 Y: 66.161 Z: 65.09 |
| CIE Lab | L:85.079 a:-17.812 b:5.794 |
| CIE Luv | L:85.079 u:-21.368 v:11.77 |
| Decimal | 11853513 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.34, -20.587, 9.493 |
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