Behr Peaceful Blue S470-3
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| Official page: | Peaceful Blue S470-3 |
| Code: | S470-3 |
| Name: | Peaceful Blue |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Peaceful Blue?
Behr Peaceful Blue S470-3 is a light, muted blue with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading overly sweet or bright. Its cool blue-green lean is subtle, giving walls a softly weathered look rather than a crisp aqua effect. In north-facing rooms, Peaceful Blue may appear a little grayer and cooler, while warmer daylight can bring out more of its gentle blue character. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and laundry rooms, especially alongside clean white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or light gray stone. For contrast, pair this shade with deep charcoal, inky navy, or warm clay-toned accessories.
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What are Behr Peaceful Blue undertones?
Peaceful Blue is a mid-light, muted blue-gray. 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:
154, 182, 192
Is Behr Peaceful Blue cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 196°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
S470-3 Peaceful Blue HSL code: 196, 23%, 68%
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 Peaceful 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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Peaceful 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
S470-3
Peaceful 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 Peaceful Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 16, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Peaceful Blue
Peaceful Blue has an LRV of 44% 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 44%, 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 | #9AB6C0 |
| RGB Decimal | 154, 182, 192 |
| RGB Percent | 60.39%, 71.37%, 75.29% |
| HSV | Hue: 196° Saturation: 19.79% Value: 75.29% |
| HSL | hsl(196, 23, 68) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 19.79 Magenta: 5.21 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 24.71 |
| YIQ | Y: 174.768 I: -19.899 Q: -2.811 |
| XYZ | X: 39.566 Y: 44.13 Z: 56.288 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.316 a:-7.338 b:-8.247 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.316 u:-15.051 v:-11.298 |
| Decimal | 10139328 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.431, -9.941, -3.736 |
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