Behr French Porcelain P520-2
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- Behr French Porcelain reviews (23 photos)
- What are Behr French Porcelain undertones?
- Is French Porcelain P520-2 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on French Porcelain
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of French Porcelain P520-2
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | P520-2 |
| Name: | French Porcelain |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr French Porcelain?
Behr French Porcelain P520-2 is a light, airy blue with a clear cool cast and a gently softened, slightly gray appearance. Its pale blue tone reads clean on broad walls without becoming overly bright, making it well suited to bedrooms, bathrooms, or a quiet home office. In daylight, French Porcelain can look fresher and more sky-blue, while lower or cooler light brings out its subdued, misty side. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and soft charcoal for a composed modern look. It also makes a useful accent for cabinets or a front door when the surrounding exterior is white, gray, or natural stone.
Behr French Porcelain reviews (23 photos)
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What are Behr French Porcelain undertones?
French Porcelain 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:
170, 205, 232
Is Behr French Porcelain cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 206° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
P520-2 French Porcelain HSL code: 206, 57%, 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 French Porcelain
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 French Porcelain:
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
P520-2
French Porcelain
Darker shades
P520-2
French Porcelain
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 French Porcelain with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 26, such as Behr Double Fudge and Cinnabark.
LRV of French Porcelain
French Porcelain has an LRV of 56.17% 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 56.17%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #aacde8 |
| RGB Decimal | 170, 205, 232 |
| RGB Percent | 66.67%, 80.39%, 90.98% |
| HSV | Hue: 206° Saturation: 26.72% Value: 90.98% |
| HSL | hsl(206, 57, 79) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 26.72 Magenta: 11.64 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 9.02 |
| YIQ | Y: 197.613 I: -29.533 Q: 0.999 |
| XYZ | X: 52.969 Y: 58.033 Z: 84.733 |
| CIE Lab | L:80.757 a:-5.593 b:-17.139 |
| CIE Luv | L:80.757 u:-18.82 v:-26.071 |
| Decimal | 11193832 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.179, -9.199, -12.622 |
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