# Behr Half Sea Fog

Source: [https://plan-home.com/color/behr-half-sea-fog](https://plan-home.com/color/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.

## Color details
- **Brand or system:** Behr
- **Color name:** Half Sea Fog
- **Color code:** N470-3
- **HEX:** #a9b8bb
- **RGB:** 169, 184, 187
- **LRV:** 45.61%
- **Brightness:** Mid-tone
- **Color families:** Blue
- **Temperature:** cool
- **Digital color bias:** teal

## Undertone and color character

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.

## Color codes
- **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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- [Behr Gray Wool](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-gray-wool)
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- [Benjamin Moore Santorini Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/benjamin-moore-santorini-blue-1634)
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- [Behr Ozone](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-ozone)
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- [Sherwin Williams Rain](https://plan-home.com/color/rain-sw-6219)
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- [Behr Shadow Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-shadow-blue)
- [Valspar US Flock of Seagulls](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-flock-of-seagulls)
- [Behr Shaved Ice](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-shaved-ice)
- [Valspar US Autumn Fog](https://plan-home.com/color/valspar-autumn-fog)
- [Behr Greenwich Village](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-greenwich-village)

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- [Behr Billowing Clouds](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-billowing-clouds)
- [Behr Oceanic Climate](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-oceanic-climate)
- [Behr Absolute Zero](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-absolute-zero)
- [Behr Icicles](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-icicles)

## Darker monochromatic colors
- [Behr Winter In Paris](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-winter-in-paris)
- [Behr Nor'Wester](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-norwester)
- [Behr Polaris Blue](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-polaris-blue)
- [Behr Rainy Season](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-rainy-season)
- [Behr Dark Storm Cloud](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-dark-storm-cloud)

## Complementary colors
- [Behr Autumn Ashes](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-autumn-ashes)
- [Behr Piano Brown](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-piano-brown)
- [Behr Tribeca](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-tribeca)
- [Behr Oak Creek](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-oak-creek)
- [Behr Chicago Fog](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-chicago-fog)
- [Behr White City](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-white-city)
- [Behr Underground](https://plan-home.com/color/behr-underground)

## Important note

Digital color values and matches are approximate. Screens, lighting, paint finish, surface texture, and application method can change how a color appears. Test a physical paint sample before making a final decision.