Behr Montage MQ5-16
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| Code: | MQ5-16 |
| Name: | Montage |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Montage?
Behr Montage MQ5-16 is a muted blue-gray with a medium-light depth and a softly weathered appearance. Its cool blue cast is tempered by gray, keeping it from reading overly bright or babyish on large walls. In daylight, Montage can look cleaner and slightly bluer, while warmer evening lighting tends to bring out its quieter gray side. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, home offices, and painted cabinetry where a calm but noticeable color is wanted. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, charcoal accents, or warm off-white textiles for a grounded contrast.
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What are Behr Montage undertones?
Montage is a midtone, muted blue-gray. 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:
129, 144, 164
Is Behr Montage cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 214°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
MQ5-16 Montage HSL code: 214, 16%, 57%
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 Montage
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 Montage:
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
MQ5-16
Montage
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 Montage with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 34, such as Behr Oak Creek and Chicago Fog.
LRV of Montage
Montage has an LRV of 27.15% and refers to Medium 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 27.15%, 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 | #8190a4 |
| RGB Decimal | 129, 144, 164 |
| RGB Percent | 50.59%, 56.47%, 64.31% |
| HSV | Hue: 214° Saturation: 21.34% Value: 64.31% |
| HSL | hsl(214, 16, 57) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 21.34 Magenta: 12.2 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 35.69 |
| YIQ | Y: 141.795 I: -15.365 Q: 3.051 |
| XYZ | X: 25.725 Y: 27.293 Z: 39.025 |
| CIE Lab | L:59.245 a:-0.904 b:-12.333 |
| CIE Luv | L:59.245 u:-8.852 v:-18.097 |
| Decimal | 8491172 |
| Hunter Lab | 52.243, -3.529, -7.719 |
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