Behr Jay Bird S490-5
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| Code: | S490-5 |
| Name: | Jay Bird |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Jay Bird?
Behr Jay Bird S490-5 is a medium, muted blue with a noticeable blue-green cast that keeps it from reading like a standard navy or denim shade. Its softened saturation gives walls clear color without making a room feel overly dark, while the grayed quality helps it sit comfortably alongside natural finishes. In bright daylight, Jay Bird can appear cleaner and slightly more teal; under warm lamps, it takes on a deeper, dustier blue character. It suits a bathroom, bedroom, home office, or built-in cabinetry, especially when paired with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or warm brass. For a grounded palette, combine this color with sandy beige, warm gray, charcoal, and muted terracotta accents.
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What are Behr Jay Bird undertones?
Jay Bird is a midtone, soft slate blue. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
80, 133, 158
Is Behr Jay Bird cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 199° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.
S490-5 Jay Bird HSL code: 199, 33%, 47%
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 Jay Bird
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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Jay Bird:
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
S490-5
Jay Bird
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 Jay Bird with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 19, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Jay Bird
Jay Bird has an LRV of 18.95% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 18.95%, 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 | #50859e |
| RGB Decimal | 80, 133, 158 |
| RGB Percent | 31.37%, 52.16%, 61.96% |
| HSV | Hue: 199° Saturation: 49.37% Value: 61.96% |
| HSL | hsl(199, 33, 47) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 49.37 Magenta: 15.82 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 38.04 |
| YIQ | Y: 120.003 I: -39.616 Q: -3.431 |
| XYZ | X: 17.865 Y: 20.948 Z: 35.44 |
| CIE Lab | L:52.892 a:-10.539 b:-18.796 |
| CIE Luv | L:52.892 u:-23.957 v:-26.334 |
| Decimal | 5277086 |
| Hunter Lab | 45.769, -10.422, -13.872 |
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