Behr Precious Stone M470-6
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- Behr Precious Stone reviews (23 photos)
- What are Behr Precious Stone undertones?
- Is Precious Stone M470-6 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Precious Stone
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Precious Stone M470-6
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | M470-6 |
| Name: | Precious Stone |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Precious Stone?
Behr Precious Stone M470-6 is a medium-deep teal blue with a clear green cast beneath its blue surface. Its saturated color holds up well on an accent wall, kitchen island, or built-in cabinetry, where it can give architectural details more definition. In bright daylight, Precious Stone reads cleaner and slightly brighter; lower or warmer light brings out its deeper blue-green character. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale sand tones, light oak, or brushed brass for contrast, or use charcoal and black accents for a more graphic look.
Behr Precious Stone reviews (23 photos)
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What are Behr Precious Stone undertones?
Precious Stone is a midtone, soft deep 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:
50, 134, 150
Is Behr Precious Stone cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 190° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.
M470-6 Precious Stone HSL code: 190, 50%, 39%
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 Precious Stone
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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Precious Stone:
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.
Darker shades
M470-6
Precious Stone
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 Precious Stone with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 10, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Precious Stone
Precious Stone has an LRV of 15.96% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 15.96%, 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 | #328696 |
| RGB Decimal | 50, 134, 150 |
| RGB Percent | 19.61%, 52.55%, 58.82% |
| HSV | Hue: 190° Saturation: 66.67% Value: 58.82% |
| HSL | hsl(190, 50, 39) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 66.67 Magenta: 10.67 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 41.18 |
| YIQ | Y: 110.708 I: -55.197 Q: -12.79 |
| XYZ | X: 15.343 Y: 19.929 Z: 31.884 |
| CIE Lab | L:51.756 a:-19.809 b:-15.99 |
| CIE Luv | L:51.756 u:-32.381 v:-20.722 |
| Decimal | 3311254 |
| Hunter Lab | 44.642, -16.774, -11.097 |
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