Behr High Speed Access N530-3

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What are Behr High Speed Access undertones?
Is High Speed Access N530-3 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on High Speed Access
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of High Speed Access N530-3
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	N530-3
Name:	High Speed Access
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr High Speed Access?

Behr High Speed Access N530-3 is a light, nearly neutral gray with a faint cool cast created by its slightly blue-leaning balance. Its soft mid-light depth keeps walls from reading stark white while still maintaining an open, clean look. In bright daylight, this color can appear crisp and pale; under warmer lamps, it tends to settle into a gentler gray. Use it in kitchens, bedrooms, or hallways with white trim and pale oak for a quiet, modern backdrop. Charcoal details, brushed nickel, black-framed artwork, and muted blue textiles give High Speed Access a sharper, more graphic direction.

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What are Behr High Speed Access undertones?

High Speed Access is a mid-light, near-neutral light 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:

#BDBEBF

RGB code:

189, 190, 191

Is Behr High Speed Access cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 210°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

N530-3 High Speed Access HSL code: 210, 2%, 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 High Speed Access

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr High Speed Access:

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

N530-3
High Speed Access

N540-1
Script White

Darker shades

N530-3
High Speed Access

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 High Speed Access with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 30, such as Behr Oak Creek and Chicago Fog.

N530-3
High Speed Access

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LRV of High Speed Access

High Speed Access has an LRV of 51.37% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 51.37%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#bdbebf
RGB Decimal	189, 190, 191
RGB Percent	74.12%, 74.51%, 74.90%
HSV	Hue: 210° Saturation: 1.05% Value: 74.9%
HSL	hsl(210, 2, 75)
CMYK	Cyan: 1.05 Magenta: 0.52 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 25.1
YIQ	Y: 189.815 I: -0.917 Q: 0.1
XYZ	X: 48.801 Y: 51.407 Z: 56.628
CIE Lab	L:76.925 a:-0.163 b:-0.622
CIE Luv	L:76.925 u:-0.622 v:-0.9
Decimal	12435135
Hunter Lab	71.699, -3.978, 3.362