Behr Moonlit Snow MQ3-61
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| Code: | MQ3-61 |
| Name: | Moonlit Snow |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Moonlit Snow?
Behr Moonlit Snow MQ3-61 is a light, softly muted blue-gray with a noticeably cool cast. Its pale value keeps walls bright without reading as stark white, while the blue undertone is likely to show more clearly in clean daylight. In lower or warmer artificial light, Moonlit Snow can appear closer to a gentle silvery gray. Use it in bedrooms, bathrooms, or a quiet home office alongside crisp white trim, charcoal accents, pale oak, and brushed nickel. It is best suited to broad wall surfaces where its subtle color shift can add dimension without overpowering the room.
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What are Behr Moonlit Snow undertones?
Moonlit Snow is a light, near-neutral light 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:
206, 210, 215
Is Behr Moonlit Snow cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 213°, this Blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
MQ3-61 Moonlit Snow HSL code: 213, 10%, 83%
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 Moonlit Snow
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 Moonlit Snow:
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 Moonlit Snow with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 33, such as Behr Oak Creek and Chicago Fog.
LRV of Moonlit Snow
Moonlit Snow has an LRV of 63.91% 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 63.91%, 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 | #ced2d7 |
| RGB Decimal | 206, 210, 215 |
| RGB Percent | 80.78%, 82.35%, 84.31% |
| HSV | Hue: 213° Saturation: 4.19% Value: 84.31% |
| HSL | hsl(213, 10, 83) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 4.19 Magenta: 2.33 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 15.69 |
| YIQ | Y: 209.374 I: -3.99 Q: 0.71 |
| XYZ | X: 60.763 Y: 64.121 Z: 73.447 |
| CIE Lab | L:84.029 a:-0.431 b:-2.939 |
| CIE Luv | L:84.029 u:-2.503 v:-4.408 |
| Decimal | 13554391 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.076, -4.684, 1.671 |
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