Behr New Age Blue PPU15-05
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| Code: | PPU15-05 |
| Name: | New Age Blue |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr New Age Blue?
Behr New Age Blue PPU15-05 is a medium-depth blue with a clear, cool cast and enough grayness to keep it from reading overly bright. Its #496ead color value gives it a grounded presence on walls, particularly in bedrooms, home offices, or a reading nook. In strong daylight, New Age Blue can appear cleaner and more distinctly blue, while warmer evening light may make its muted side more noticeable. Pair it with soft white trim, pale gray textiles, light oak, or matte black hardware for contrast. This shade also has enough depth for painted cabinetry or a front door when a stronger blue accent is wanted.
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What are Behr New Age Blue undertones?
New Age Blue is a midtone, soft slate blue. 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:
73, 110, 173
Is Behr New Age Blue cool or warm?
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cool
At 218° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.
PPU15-05 New Age Blue HSL code: 218, 41%, 48%
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 New Age Blue
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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr New Age Blue:
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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New Age Blue
Darker shades
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New Age Blue
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 New Age Blue with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 38, such as Behr Chicago Fog and White City.
LRV of New Age Blue
New Age Blue has an LRV of 14.6% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 14.6%, 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 | #496ead |
| RGB Decimal | 73, 110, 173 |
| RGB Percent | 28.63%, 43.14%, 67.84% |
| HSV | Hue: 218° Saturation: 57.8% Value: 67.84% |
| HSL | hsl(218, 41, 48) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 57.8 Magenta: 36.42 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 32.16 |
| YIQ | Y: 106.119 I: -42.293 Q: 11.779 |
| XYZ | X: 15.863 Y: 15.584 Z: 41.696 |
| CIE Lab | L:46.424 a:6.22 b:-37.609 |
| CIE Luv | L:46.424 u:-17.201 v:-56.749 |
| Decimal | 4812461 |
| Hunter Lab | 39.477, 2.644, -34.99 |
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