Behr Juniper Breeze N420-1
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| Code: | N420-1 |
| Name: | Juniper Breeze |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Juniper Breeze?
Behr Juniper Breeze N420-1 is a pale, muted green with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it soft rather than sugary or bright. Its light value makes it well suited to broad wall areas, where it can read as a quiet green-gray in daylight and a little more subdued under warm evening lamps. The shade has a cool-leaning appearance, though its low saturation prevents it from feeling icy. Use it in bedrooms, bathrooms, or a light-filled living room with crisp white trim, brushed nickel, pale oak, and natural linen. For contrast, pair Juniper Breeze with charcoal accents or deeper forest-toned textiles; for a lighter look, combine it with creamy off-whites and light wood.
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What are Behr Juniper Breeze undertones?
Juniper Breeze is a light, very muted pale sage. The HEX sample has a subtle green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
217, 224, 216
Is Behr Juniper Breeze cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 113°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
N420-1 Juniper Breeze HSL code: 113, 11%, 86%
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 Juniper Breeze
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Juniper Breeze:
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
N420-1
Juniper Breeze
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 Juniper Breeze with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 293, such as Behr Mata Hari and Ancestry Violet.
LRV of Juniper Breeze
Juniper Breeze has an LRV of 72.18% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of 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 72.18%, 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 | #d9e0d8 |
| RGB Decimal | 217, 224, 216 |
| RGB Percent | 85.10%, 87.84%, 84.71% |
| HSV | Hue: 113° Saturation: 3.57% Value: 87.84% |
| HSL | hsl(113, 11, 86) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 3.13 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 3.57 Key: 12.16 |
| YIQ | Y: 220.995 I: -1.601 Q: -3.97 |
| XYZ | X: 67.662 Y: 73.021 Z: 75.477 |
| CIE Lab | L:88.458 a:-3.798 b:3.096 |
| CIE Luv | L:88.458 u:-3.501 v:5.362 |
| Decimal | 14278872 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.452, -8.202, 7.448 |
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