Behr Gentle Sea S470-2
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| Code: | S470-2 |
| Name: | Gentle Sea |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Gentle Sea?
Behr Gentle Sea S470-2 is a light, muted blue with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading overly pastel. Its soft blue-green edge is most apparent in clear daylight, while warmer evening lighting can make the color appear quieter and more silvery. Gentle Sea suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and laundry rooms where a low-contrast wall color can add definition without making the room feel dark. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or weathered wood for a clean, coastal-leaning palette. On cabinetry or a single accent wall, this shade has enough color to stand out while still maintaining an understated look.
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What are Behr Gentle Sea undertones?
Gentle Sea is a mid-light, very muted pale blue-green. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
176, 200, 208
Is Behr Gentle Sea cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 195°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
S470-2 Gentle Sea HSL code: 195, 25%, 75%
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 Gentle Sea
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 Gentle Sea:
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.
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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 Gentle Sea with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 15, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Gentle Sea
Gentle Sea has an LRV of 53.75% 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 53.75%, 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 | #b0c8d0 |
| RGB Decimal | 176, 200, 208 |
| RGB Percent | 69.02%, 78.43%, 81.57% |
| HSV | Hue: 195° Saturation: 15.38% Value: 81.57% |
| HSL | hsl(195, 25, 75) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 15.38 Magenta: 3.85 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 18.43 |
| YIQ | Y: 193.736 I: -16.872 Q: -2.587 |
| XYZ | X: 49.94 Y: 55.092 Z: 67.66 |
| CIE Lab | L:79.094 a:-6.421 b:-6.714 |
| CIE Luv | L:79.094 u:-13.115 v:-9.192 |
| Decimal | 11585744 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.224, -9.791, -2.09 |
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