Behr Opera Glasses MQ5-24
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| Code: | MQ5-24 |
| Name: | Opera Glasses |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Opera Glasses?
Behr Opera Glasses MQ5-24 is a deep, muted blue-green with a cool, slate-like cast. Its low-light depth gives walls a grounded look, while the green undertone keeps it from reading as a straightforward navy. In bright daylight, this shade can appear clearer and slightly more blue-green; at night, it settles into a darker, more shadowy teal. It suits studies, dining rooms, powder rooms, and exterior doors where a substantial color feels appropriate. Pair Opera Glasses with warm white trim, pale oak, aged brass, and soft putty or mushroom-toned textiles to bring out its richness.
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What are Behr Opera Glasses undertones?
Opera Glasses is a deep, muted 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:
54, 83, 96
Is Behr Opera Glasses cool or warm?
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cool
With a hue of 199°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
MQ5-24 Opera Glasses HSL code: 199, 28%, 29%
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 Opera Glasses
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Opera Glasses:
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 Opera Glasses with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 19, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Opera Glasses
Opera Glasses has an LRV of 7.54% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 7.54%, 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 | #365360 |
| RGB Decimal | 54, 83, 96 |
| RGB Percent | 21.18%, 32.55%, 37.65% |
| HSV | Hue: 199° Saturation: 43.75% Value: 37.65% |
| HSL | hsl(199, 28, 29) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 43.75 Magenta: 13.54 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 62.35 |
| YIQ | Y: 75.811 I: -21.459 Q: -2.089 |
| XYZ | X: 6.725 Y: 7.815 Z: 12.217 |
| CIE Lab | L:33.594 a:-6.966 b:-10.957 |
| CIE Luv | L:33.594 u:-13.251 v:-13.273 |
| Decimal | 3560288 |
| Hunter Lab | 27.955, -5.98, -6.343 |
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