Behr Oslo Blue PPU13-13
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| Code: | PPU13-13 |
| Name: | Oslo Blue |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Oslo Blue?
Behr Oslo Blue PPU13-13 is a light, muted blue-green with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading overly pastel. Its soft cyan undertone gives the color a cool, airy look, especially in daylight or north-facing rooms. Under warmer lamps, Oslo Blue can appear a little more subdued and gray, making it well suited to bedrooms, bathrooms, and quiet living spaces. Use it on full walls for a gentle wash of color, or on cabinetry paired with warm white walls and brushed nickel hardware. Natural oak, pale stone, charcoal accents, and creamy off-whites give this shade enough contrast without competing with its restrained tone.
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What are Behr Oslo Blue undertones?
Oslo Blue is a mid-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:
166, 189, 190
Is Behr Oslo Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 182°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
PPU13-13 Oslo Blue HSL code: 182, 16%, 70%
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 Oslo 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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Oslo 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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Oslo Blue
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 Oslo Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 2, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Oslo Blue
Oslo Blue has an LRV of 46.95% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 46.95%, 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 | #a6bdbe |
| RGB Decimal | 166, 189, 190 |
| RGB Percent | 65.10%, 74.12%, 74.51% |
| HSV | Hue: 182° Saturation: 12.63% Value: 74.51% |
| HSL | hsl(182, 16, 70) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 12.63 Magenta: 0.53 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 25.49 |
| YIQ | Y: 182.237 I: -14.027 Q: -4.554 |
| XYZ | X: 43.215 Y: 48.219 Z: 55.732 |
| CIE Lab | L:74.963 a:-7.606 b:-3.152 |
| CIE Luv | L:74.963 u:-12.381 v:-3.457 |
| Decimal | 10927550 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.44, -10.433, 1.022 |
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