Behr Lunar Tide M440-5

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Behr Lunar Tide reviews (3 photos)
What are Behr Lunar Tide undertones?
Is Lunar Tide M440-5 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Lunar Tide
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Lunar Tide M440-5
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	M440-5
Name:	Lunar Tide
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Lunar Tide?

Behr Lunar Tide M440-5 is a muted blue-green with a medium depth and a softly grayed cast. Its #6f968b value reads more green in warm daylight, while cooler or dimmer light can bring forward its blue side. Use it on bedroom or bathroom walls for color that feels present without becoming overly dark. Lunar Tide also makes a grounded choice for painted cabinetry, especially beside warm white walls, pale oak, aged brass, or matte black hardware. For contrast, pair it with sandy beige, clay-toned accents, or clean off-white trim.

Behr Lunar Tide reviews (3 photos)

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What are Behr Lunar Tide undertones?

Lunar Tide is a midtone, muted teal. The HEX sample leans teal; 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:

#6F968B

RGB code:

111, 150, 139

Is Behr Lunar Tide cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 163°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

M440-5 Lunar Tide HSL code: 163, 16%, 51%

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 Lunar Tide

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

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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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Lunar Tide:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Lunar Tide with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 343, such as Behr Plum Royale and Folklore.

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LRV of Lunar Tide

Lunar Tide has an LRV of 25.24% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 25.24%, 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	#6f968b
RGB Decimal	111, 150, 139
RGB Percent	43.53%, 58.82%, 54.51%
HSV	Hue: 163° Saturation: 26.0% Value: 58.82%
HSL	hsl(163, 16, 51)
CMYK	Cyan: 26.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 7.33 Key: 41.18
YIQ	Y: 137.085 I: -19.705 Q: -11.673
XYZ	X: 22.12 Y: 27.055 Z: 28.476
CIE Lab	L:59.026 a:-15.832 b:1.455
CIE Luv	L:59.026 u:-19.558 v:4.581
Decimal	7313035
Hunter Lab	52.015, -15.115, 3.952