Behr Light Drizzle N480-1
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| Code: | N480-1 |
| Name: | Light Drizzle |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Light Drizzle?
Behr Light Drizzle N480-1 is a pale, softly muted blue-gray with a cool cast and a lightly misted appearance. Its low saturation keeps the color quiet on broad walls, where it reads closer to a silvery gray in bright daylight and shows more of its blue tone in shaded or north-facing rooms. Light Drizzle is well suited to bathrooms, bedrooms, and laundry rooms, especially alongside crisp white trim or soft off-white tile. Pair it with weathered oak, brushed nickel, pale marble, or charcoal accents for contrast without making the room feel stark.
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What are Behr Light Drizzle undertones?
Light Drizzle is a light, very muted pale blue-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
201, 211, 215
Is Behr Light Drizzle cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 197°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
N480-1 Light Drizzle HSL code: 197, 15%, 82%
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 Light Drizzle
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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Light Drizzle:
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
N480-1
Light Drizzle
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 Light Drizzle with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 17, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Light Drizzle
Light Drizzle has an LRV of 63.29% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 63.29%, 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 | #c9d3d7 |
| RGB Decimal | 201, 211, 215 |
| RGB Percent | 78.82%, 82.75%, 84.31% |
| HSV | Hue: 197° Saturation: 6.51% Value: 84.31% |
| HSL | hsl(197, 15, 82) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 6.51 Magenta: 1.86 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 15.69 |
| YIQ | Y: 208.466 I: -7.244 Q: -0.871 |
| XYZ | X: 59.644 Y: 63.912 Z: 73.466 |
| CIE Lab | L:83.92 a:-2.621 b:-3.141 |
| CIE Luv | L:83.92 u:-5.717 v:-4.342 |
| Decimal | 13226967 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.945, -6.731, 1.477 |
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