Behr Radiant Silver MQ5-21
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| Code: | MQ5-21 |
| Name: | Radiant Silver |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Radiant Silver?
Behr Radiant Silver MQ5-21 is a medium-light gray with a restrained blue cast, giving it a clean, cool-leaning appearance. Its muted saturation keeps the color from reading icy, especially when paired with warm wood floors or natural linen textures. In bright daylight, Radiant Silver can show its soft blue-gray character more clearly, while lower or warmer light tends to make it appear like a deeper neutral gray. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and home offices where a calm, uncluttered backdrop is wanted. Pair it with crisp white trim, charcoal accents, brushed nickel, or pale oak for a considered, modern palette.
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What are Behr Radiant Silver undertones?
Radiant Silver is a midtone, 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:
RGB code:
143, 151, 157
Is Behr Radiant Silver cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 206°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
MQ5-21 Radiant Silver HSL code: 206, 7%, 59%
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 Radiant Silver
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Radiant Silver:
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
MQ5-21
Radiant Silver
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 Radiant Silver with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 26, such as Behr Tribeca and Oak Creek.
LRV of Radiant Silver
Radiant Silver has an LRV of 30.36% 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 30.36%, 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 | #8f979d |
| RGB Decimal | 143, 151, 157 |
| RGB Percent | 56.08%, 59.22%, 61.57% |
| HSV | Hue: 206° Saturation: 8.92% Value: 61.57% |
| HSL | hsl(206, 7, 59) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 8.92 Magenta: 3.82 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 38.43 |
| YIQ | Y: 149.292 I: -6.695 Q: 0.175 |
| XYZ | X: 28.478 Y: 30.407 Z: 36.258 |
| CIE Lab | L:62.004 a:-1.646 b:-4.137 |
| CIE Luv | L:62.004 u:-4.722 v:-5.744 |
| Decimal | 9410461 |
| Hunter Lab | 55.142, -4.313, -0.385 |
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