Behr Gotham Gray MQ5-29
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| Code: | MQ5-29 |
| Name: | Gotham Gray |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Gotham Gray?
Behr Gotham Gray MQ5-29 is a medium gray with a noticeable cool cast, reading slightly blue-green rather than purely neutral. Its softened, low-saturation appearance gives walls definition without making a room feel overly dark. In bright daylight, Gotham Gray can look cleaner and more silvery, while warmer lamps may bring out a gentler charcoal quality. Use it in a home office, bathroom, or modern living room alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, matte black hardware, and brushed nickel. It also has enough depth for cabinetry or an exterior accent when paired with lighter surrounding finishes.
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What are Behr Gotham Gray undertones?
Gotham Gray is a midtone, near-neutral medium gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
138, 145, 146
Is Behr Gotham Gray cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 188°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
MQ5-29 Gotham Gray HSL code: 188, 4%, 56%
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 Gotham Gray
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Gotham Gray:
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
MQ5-29
Gotham Gray
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 Gotham Gray with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 8, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Gotham Gray
Gotham Gray has an LRV of 27.66% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 27.66%, 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 | #8a9192 |
| RGB Decimal | 138, 145, 146 |
| RGB Percent | 54.12%, 56.86%, 57.25% |
| HSV | Hue: 187° Saturation: 5.48% Value: 57.25% |
| HSL | hsl(188, 4, 56) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 5.48 Magenta: 0.68 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 42.75 |
| YIQ | Y: 143.021 I: -4.493 Q: -1.17 |
| XYZ | X: 25.794 Y: 27.729 Z: 31.18 |
| CIE Lab | L:59.643 a:-2.335 b:-1.406 |
| CIE Luv | L:59.643 u:-3.945 v:-1.628 |
| Decimal | 9081234 |
| Hunter Lab | 52.658, -4.718, 1.755 |
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