Behr Ocean Front P490-1
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| Code: | P490-1 |
| Name: | Ocean Front |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Ocean Front?
Behr Ocean Front P490-1 is a light, airy blue with a noticeable aqua cast, based on its pale blue-green appearance. Its cool temperature keeps it crisp, while the softened saturation prevents it from reading as overly bright or icy. In rooms with abundant daylight, Ocean Front can look cleaner and slightly more blue; under warmer bulbs, its green-blue side may become more apparent. It suits bathroom walls, laundry rooms, sunrooms, or a bedroom ceiling where a gentle wash of color is wanted without visual weight. Pair it with clean white trim, light oak, weathered wood, brushed nickel, and sandy beige textiles for a grounded contrast.
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What are Behr Ocean Front undertones?
Ocean Front is a light, muted light blue-green. 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:
RGB code:
184, 227, 237
Is Behr Ocean Front cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 191° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
P490-1 Ocean Front HSL code: 191, 60%, 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 Ocean Front
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 Ocean Front:
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
P490-1
Ocean Front
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 Ocean Front with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 11, such as Behr Death By Chocolate and Sonora Rose.
LRV of Ocean Front
Ocean Front has an LRV of 68.03% 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 68.03%, 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 | #b8e3ed |
| RGB Decimal | 184, 227, 237 |
| RGB Percent | 72.16%, 89.02%, 92.94% |
| HSV | Hue: 191° Saturation: 22.36% Value: 92.94% |
| HSL | hsl(191, 60, 83) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 22.36 Magenta: 4.22 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 7.06 |
| YIQ | Y: 215.283 I: -28.837 Q: -5.984 |
| XYZ | X: 62.517 Y: 71.241 Z: 90.555 |
| CIE Lab | L:87.602 a:-11.726 b:-9.458 |
| CIE Luv | L:87.602 u:-22.293 v:-12.837 |
| Decimal | 12116973 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.404, -15.495, -4.528 |
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