Behr Half Sea Fog N470-3
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- Half Sea Fog for bedroom (6 photos)
- Behr Half Sea Fog for bathroom (5 photos)
- Behr Half Sea Fog reviews (6 photos)
- What are Behr Half Sea Fog undertones?
- Is Half Sea Fog N470-3 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Half Sea Fog
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Half Sea Fog N470-3
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | N470-3 |
| Name: | Half Sea Fog |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Half Sea Fog?
Behr Half Sea Fog N470-3 is a light, muted blue-gray with a soft cool cast and very low saturation. Its subtle green-blue lean keeps it from reading as a flat gray, while the pale value gives walls an open, lightly airy appearance. In bright daylight, Half Sea Fog can look cleaner and slightly bluer; under warmer bulbs, its gray component becomes more noticeable. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and quiet living areas, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal accents. Use it on broad wall surfaces for a gentle wash of color, or pair it with warm beige textiles to keep the overall scheme from feeling too cool.
Half Sea Fog for bedroom (6 photos)
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing blue shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Behr N470-3 for bathroom (5 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool mid-tone blue real bathrooms.
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Behr Half Sea Fog reviews (6 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Behr Half Sea Fog undertones?
Half Sea Fog 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, 184, 187
Is Behr Half Sea Fog cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 190°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
N470-3 Half Sea Fog HSL code: 190, 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 Half Sea Fog
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 Half Sea Fog:
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
N470-3
Half Sea Fog
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 Half Sea Fog with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 10, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Half Sea Fog
Half Sea Fog has an LRV of 45.61% 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 45.61%, 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 | #a9b8bb |
| RGB Decimal | 169, 184, 187 |
| RGB Percent | 66.27%, 72.16%, 73.33% |
| HSV | Hue: 190° Saturation: 9.63% Value: 73.33% |
| HSL | hsl(190, 12, 70) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 9.63 Magenta: 1.6 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 26.67 |
| YIQ | Y: 179.857 I: -9.903 Q: -2.239 |
| XYZ | X: 42.47 Y: 46.303 Z: 53.7 |
| CIE Lab | L:73.742 a:-4.566 b:-3.289 |
| CIE Luv | L:73.742 u:-8.331 v:-4.155 |
| Decimal | 11122875 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.046, -7.675, 0.843 |
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