Behr Gray Wool MQ6-04
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| Code: | MQ6-04 |
| Name: | Gray Wool |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Gray Wool?
Behr Gray Wool MQ6-04 is a light, muted blue-gray with a noticeable cool cast and a faint green-blue edge. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly colorful, so it can look like a soft gray in some settings while still bringing gentle color to the wall. Daylight will emphasize its airy blue-green undertones, whereas warm evening lighting may make it appear more neutral and subdued. Gray Wool suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and quiet living areas, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal accents. It can also be used on cabinetry for a restrained alternative to plain gray.
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What are Behr Gray Wool undertones?
Gray Wool is a mid-light, very muted muted teal-gray. 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:
169, 187, 188
Is Behr Gray Wool cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 183°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
MQ6-04 Gray Wool HSL code: 183, 12%, 70%
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 Gray Wool
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 Gray Wool:
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
MQ6-04
Gray Wool
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 Gray Wool with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 3, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Gray Wool
Gray Wool has an LRV of 46.67% 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 46.67%, 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 | #a9bbbc |
| RGB Decimal | 169, 187, 188 |
| RGB Percent | 66.27%, 73.33%, 73.73% |
| HSV | Hue: 183° Saturation: 10.11% Value: 73.73% |
| HSL | hsl(183, 12, 70) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 10.11 Magenta: 0.53 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 26.27 |
| YIQ | Y: 181.732 I: -11.048 Q: -3.496 |
| XYZ | X: 43.207 Y: 47.606 Z: 54.476 |
| CIE Lab | L:74.576 a:-5.961 b:-2.609 |
| CIE Luv | L:74.576 u:-9.822 v:-2.901 |
| Decimal | 11123644 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.997, -8.965, 1.486 |
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