Behr Petal Tip MQ3-30
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| Code: | MQ3-30 |
| Name: | Petal Tip |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Petal Tip?
Behr Petal Tip MQ3-30 is a very light gray with a faint cool blue-violet cast, visible most clearly beside warmer whites and beige finishes. Its high lightness keeps it airy on broad walls, while the subtle coolness gives it more definition than a plain off-white. In daylight, Petal Tip can read as a soft silvery gray; under warmer bulbs, it may look slightly softer and more muted. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and quiet living areas where a pale gray is wanted without a strong blue presence. Pair it with crisp white trim, charcoal accents, brushed nickel, pale oak, or deeper slate-blue textiles for a clean, measured contrast.
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What are Behr Petal Tip undertones?
Petal Tip is a light, near-neutral light gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
217, 217, 223
Is Behr Petal Tip cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 240°, this Purple leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
MQ3-30 Petal Tip HSL code: 240, 9%, 86%
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 Petal Tip
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 Purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Petal Tip:
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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Petal Tip
Darker shades
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Petal Tip
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 Petal Tip with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 60, such as Behr Dusty Olive and Mossy Bank.
LRV of Petal Tip
Petal Tip has an LRV of 69.76% 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 69.76%, 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 | #d9d9df |
| RGB Decimal | 217, 217, 223 |
| RGB Percent | 85.10%, 85.10%, 87.45% |
| HSV | Hue: 240° Saturation: 2.69% Value: 87.45% |
| HSL | hsl(240, 9, 86) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 2.69 Magenta: 2.69 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 12.55 |
| YIQ | Y: 217.684 I: -1.928 Q: 1.867 |
| XYZ | X: 66.744 Y: 69.705 Z: 79.73 |
| CIE Lab | L:86.852 a:1.094 b:-2.937 |
| CIE Luv | L:86.852 u:-0.339 v:-4.692 |
| Decimal | 14277087 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.49, -3.408, 1.822 |
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