Behr Meteor Shower N450-3
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| Code: | N450-3 |
| Name: | Meteor Shower |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Meteor Shower?
Behr Meteor Shower N450-3 is a light, muted gray with a cool blue-green cast visible beneath its softened surface. Its low saturation keeps it from reading icy, giving walls a clean, gently weathered gray appearance instead. In north-facing rooms, Meteor Shower may look a little cooler and more silvery, while warmer daylight can bring out its quieter neutral side. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and open living areas, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents. For a more grounded palette, pair this shade with deep slate, soft navy, or natural linen tones.
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What are Behr Meteor Shower undertones?
Meteor Shower is a mid-light, near-neutral medium gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
177, 184, 184
Is Behr Meteor Shower cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 180°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
N450-3 Meteor Shower HSL code: 180, 5%, 71%
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 Meteor Shower
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 Meteor Shower:
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
N450-3
Meteor Shower
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 Meteor Shower with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 0, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Meteor Shower
Meteor Shower has an LRV of 46.77% 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 46.77%, 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 | #b1b8b8 |
| RGB Decimal | 177, 184, 184 |
| RGB Percent | 69.41%, 72.16%, 72.16% |
| HSV | Hue: 180° Saturation: 3.8% Value: 72.16% |
| HSL | hsl(180, 5, 71) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 3.8 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 27.84 |
| YIQ | Y: 181.907 I: -4.171 Q: -1.481 |
| XYZ | X: 43.921 Y: 47.089 Z: 52.109 |
| CIE Lab | L:74.246 a:-2.434 b:-0.843 |
| CIE Luv | L:74.246 u:-3.909 v:-0.837 |
| Decimal | 11647160 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.621, -5.837, 3.011 |
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