Behr Placid Sea P470-5
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- Placid Sea for living room (5 photos)
- Behr Placid Sea for bathroom (3 photos)
- Placid Sea for exterior (2 photos)
- Behr Placid Sea reviews (4 photos)
- What are Behr Placid Sea undertones?
- Is Placid Sea P470-5 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Placid Sea
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Placid Sea P470-5
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | P470-5 |
| Name: | Placid Sea |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Placid Sea?
Behr Placid Sea P470-5 is a clear, saturated blue-green with a distinctly cool, aqua-leaning cast. Its medium depth gives it enough presence for a full bathroom wall, laundry room, or covered porch ceiling without reading as overly dark. In bright natural light, this color shows its crisp turquoise character, while warmer indoor lighting can make the green side feel slightly more noticeable. Pair Placid Sea with clean white trim, pale oak, sandy beige textiles, or matte charcoal accents to keep its brightness grounded. It is especially effective on cabinetry, a painted interior door, or a single accent wall where its lively color can take center stage.
Placid Sea for living room (5 photos)
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space
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Behr P470-5 for bathroom (3 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool mid-tone blue real bathrooms.
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Placid Sea for exterior (2 photos)
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool blue hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Behr Placid Sea reviews (4 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Behr Placid Sea undertones?
Placid Sea is a mid-light, soft teal. The HEX sample leans teal; 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:
28, 173, 186
Is Behr Placid Sea cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 185° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
P470-5 Placid Sea HSL code: 185, 74%, 42%
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 Placid Sea
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 Placid Sea:
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 Placid Sea with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 5, such as Behr Sweet Cherry and Rose Pottery.
LRV of Placid Sea
Placid Sea has an LRV of 22.93% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 22.93%, 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 | #1cadba |
| RGB Decimal | 28, 173, 186 |
| RGB Percent | 10.98%, 67.84%, 72.94% |
| HSV | Hue: 185° Saturation: 84.95% Value: 72.94% |
| HSL | hsl(185, 74, 42) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 84.95 Magenta: 6.99 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 27.06 |
| YIQ | Y: 131.127 I: -90.583 Q: -26.627 |
| XYZ | X: 24.281 Y: 33.676 Z: 51.661 |
| CIE Lab | L:64.705 a:-30.607 b:-16.845 |
| CIE Luv | L:64.705 u:-47.047 v:-21.444 |
| Decimal | 1879482 |
| Hunter Lab | 58.031, -26.868, -12.16 |
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