Behr Lavender Wash MQ4-30
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| Code: | MQ4-30 |
| Name: | Lavender Wash |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Lavender Wash?
Behr Lavender Wash MQ4-30 is a light, muted blue-violet with a powdery gray cast that keeps it from reading overly sweet or bright. In clear daylight, its periwinkle-blue side is more noticeable, while warm indoor lighting can bring forward the softer lavender note. This shade has a cool overall direction and enough softness for full walls in a bedroom, nursery, bathroom, or reading nook. Pair it with crisp white trim for a cleaner look, or use pale oak, brushed nickel, and soft charcoal accents to emphasize its understated depth. Lavender Wash is especially effective on broad wall surfaces where its gentle color shift can be appreciated throughout the day.
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What are Behr Lavender Wash undertones?
Lavender Wash is a mid-light, muted dusty 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:
170, 176, 212
Is Behr Lavender Wash cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 231°, this Purple reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
MQ4-30 Lavender Wash HSL code: 231, 33%, 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 Lavender Wash
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 Purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Lavender Wash:
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
Darker shades
MQ4-30
Lavender Wash
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 Lavender Wash with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 51, such as Behr Potting Soil and Mocha Accent.
LRV of Lavender Wash
Lavender Wash has an LRV of 44.76% 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 44.76%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #aab0d4 |
| RGB Decimal | 170, 176, 212 |
| RGB Percent | 66.67%, 69.02%, 83.14% |
| HSV | Hue: 231° Saturation: 19.81% Value: 83.14% |
| HSL | hsl(231, 33, 75) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 19.81 Magenta: 16.98 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 16.86 |
| YIQ | Y: 178.31 I: -15.144 Q: 9.934 |
| XYZ | X: 43.983 Y: 44.349 Z: 68.513 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.461 a:5.44 b:-18.863 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.461 u:-5.195 v:-30.143 |
| Decimal | 11186388 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.595, 1.348, -14.38 |
Color equivalents
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