Behr Fresh Tone S430-2
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| Code: | S430-2 |
| Name: | Fresh Tone |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Fresh Tone?
Behr Fresh Tone S430-2 is a light, muted blue-green with a soft gray cast that keeps it from reading overly minty. Its gentle coolness is especially clear in bright daylight, while warmer bulbs can bring out its subdued green side. This shade has enough softness for bedroom or bathroom walls, but it can also give a kitchen island or built-in shelving a quiet wash of color. Pair it with creamy off-whites, pale oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents for contrast.
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What are Behr Fresh Tone undertones?
Fresh Tone is a mid-light, very muted pale sage. The HEX sample has a subtle green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear green. 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:
178, 199, 192
Is Behr Fresh Tone cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 160°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
S430-2 Fresh Tone HSL code: 160, 16%, 74%
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 Fresh Tone
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 Fresh Tone:
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
S430-2
Fresh Tone
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 Fresh Tone with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 340, such as Behr Plum Royale and Folklore.
LRV of Fresh Tone
Fresh Tone has an LRV of 52.64% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 52.64%, 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 | #b2c7c0 |
| RGB Decimal | 178, 199, 192 |
| RGB Percent | 69.80%, 78.04%, 75.29% |
| HSV | Hue: 160° Saturation: 10.55% Value: 78.04% |
| HSL | hsl(160, 16, 74) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 10.55 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 3.52 Key: 21.96 |
| YIQ | Y: 191.923 I: -10.265 Q: -6.621 |
| XYZ | X: 48.295 Y: 54.117 Z: 57.756 |
| CIE Lab | L:78.53 a:-8.47 b:1.084 |
| CIE Luv | L:78.53 u:-11.115 v:3.075 |
| Decimal | 11716544 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.564, -11.551, 4.946 |
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