N400-2

Behr Frosted Sage

Behr Frosted Sage N400-2 paint color review

Let’s dive into a full Frosted Sage paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful N400-2. Find out if this gorgeous cold grey paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.

Color code:N400-2
Color name:Frosted Sage
Brand:Behr

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LRV of Frosted Sage

Frosted Sage N400-2 has an LRV of 60.44% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light

Color paint LRV values

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).

Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 60.44% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.

What are Behr Frosted Sage undertones?

Green is Behr Frosted Sage undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate

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HEX value

HEX value:

#C6D1C4

RGB code:

198, 209, 196

Is Behr Frosted Sage N400-2 cool or warm?

warm colors
Color wheel
cool colors

With a hue of 111° this Grey refers cool paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.

N400-2 Frosted Sage HSL code: 111, 12%, 79%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

  • Cool Grey shades make a room feel sleek, fresh and modern
  • Cooler hues have a calm and relaxation effect
  • Cool Green undertones make small spaces feel more open and expansive
  • Cool paint hue are ideal for bedroom or bathroom. Be careful with deep blues and greens in bathroom, which will reflect on your skin.

Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Frosted Sage:

Monochromatic color scheme

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. It's the perfect hue combination, but with no accent decor it's pretty boring.

Lighter shades

Darker shades

Complementary color scheme

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect.

Color comparison

Frosted Sage N400-2 vs Silver Strand SW 7057

Behr Frosted Sage N400-2 vs Sherwin Williams Silver Strand SW 7057Open Frosted Sage N400-2
LRV: 60.44%
Light color
Temperature: cold
LRV: 58.97%
Light color
Temperature: warm

Frosted Sage N400-2 vs Shy Green MQ3-48

Behr Frosted Sage N400-2 vs Behr Shy Green MQ3-48Open Frosted Sage N400-2
LRV: 60.44%
Light color
Temperature: cold
LRV: 62.06%
Light color
Temperature: cold

Color codes

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need. To copy the code, just click the icon to the right of it.

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HEX#c6d1c4copy color code
RGB Decimal198, 209, 196copy color code
RGB Percent77.65%, 81.96%, 76.86%copy color code
HSVHue: 111° Saturation: 6.22% Value: 81.96%copy color code
HSLhsl(111, 12, 79)copy color code
CMYKCyan: 5.26 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 6.22 Key: 18.04copy color code
YIQY: 204.229 I: -2.377 Q: -6.372copy color code
XYZX: 56.05 Y: 61.592 Z: 61.145copy color code
CIE LabL:82.696 a:-6.121 b:5.16copy color code
CIE LuvL:82.696 u:-5.506 v:8.762copy color code
Decimal13029828copy color code
Hunter lab78.481, -9.857, 8.743copy color code