Behr Ovation MQ5-59

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Behr Ovation reviews (23 photos)
What are Behr Ovation undertones?
Is Ovation MQ5-59 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Ovation
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Ovation MQ5-59
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	MQ5-59
Name:	Ovation
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Ovation?

Behr Ovation MQ5-59 is a light, muted blue-gray with a cool cast and a softly weathered appearance. Its gray base keeps the blue from feeling overly bright, giving the color a calm, low-saturation presence on broad walls. In daylight, Ovation can read as an airy blue-gray, while warmer evening lighting may bring its gray side forward. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, laundry rooms, and home offices, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal details. Use it on walls for a quiet backdrop or on cabinetry where a subtle blue-gray finish is wanted.

Behr Ovation reviews (23 photos)

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What are Behr Ovation undertones?

Ovation is a mid-light, very muted blue-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#9EB2B9

RGB code:

158, 178, 185

Is Behr Ovation cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 196°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

MQ5-59 Ovation HSL code: 196, 16%, 67%

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 Ovation

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Ovation:

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 Ovation with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 16, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.

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LRV of Ovation

Ovation has an LRV of 41.78% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 41.78%, 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	#9eb2b9
RGB Decimal	158, 178, 185
RGB Percent	61.96%, 69.80%, 72.55%
HSV	Hue: 196° Saturation: 14.59% Value: 72.55%
HSL	hsl(196, 16, 67)
CMYK	Cyan: 14.59 Magenta: 3.78 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 27.45
YIQ	Y: 172.818 I: -14.167 Q: -2.052
XYZ	X: 38.775 Y: 42.612 Z: 52.068
CIE Lab	L:71.291 a:-5.423 b:-5.897
CIE Luv	L:71.291 u:-11.031 v:-7.954
Decimal	10400441
Hunter Lab	65.278, -8.207, -1.597