Behr Oceanic Climate N470-2
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| Code: | N470-2 |
| Name: | Oceanic Climate |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Oceanic Climate?
Behr Oceanic Climate N470-2 is a pale, muted blue-gray with a soft green cast that keeps it from reading like a pure icy blue. Its light value and low saturation give walls a gentle wash of color rather than a strong statement. In daylight, this shade can show its cool blue-green character more clearly, while warmer evening lighting may bring out its gray side. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and light-filled living areas, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal accents. Oceanic Climate also makes a quiet choice for cabinetry when paired with warm white walls and natural stone counters.
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What are Behr Oceanic Climate undertones?
Oceanic Climate is a light, very muted pale blue-green. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
187, 200, 201
Is Behr Oceanic Climate cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 184°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
N470-2 Oceanic Climate HSL code: 184, 11%, 76%
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 Oceanic Climate
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 Oceanic Climate:
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
N470-2
Oceanic Climate
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 Oceanic Climate with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 4, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Oceanic Climate
Oceanic Climate has an LRV of 55.3% 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 55.3%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #bbc8c9 |
| RGB Decimal | 187, 200, 201 |
| RGB Percent | 73.33%, 78.43%, 78.82% |
| HSV | Hue: 184° Saturation: 6.97% Value: 78.82% |
| HSL | hsl(184, 11, 76) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 6.97 Magenta: 0.5 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 21.18 |
| YIQ | Y: 196.227 I: -8.068 Q: -2.439 |
| XYZ | X: 51.687 Y: 56.09 Z: 63.346 |
| CIE Lab | L:79.665 a:-4.231 b:-2.022 |
| CIE Luv | L:79.665 u:-7.196 v:-2.327 |
| Decimal | 12306633 |
| Hunter Lab | 74.893, -7.871, 2.277 |
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