Behr Rainwater P450-3
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| Code: | P450-3 |
| Name: | Rainwater |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Rainwater?
Behr Rainwater P450-3 is a light, clear aqua with a noticeable blue-green cast and a cool overall character. Its brightness keeps the color lively rather than muted, making it especially effective in bathrooms, laundry rooms, or sunlit bedrooms. In strong daylight, Rainwater can read crisper and more turquoise, while lower light may bring out its softer green side. Pair it with clean white trim, pale oak, sandy beige textiles, or brushed nickel for a fresh, grounded look. It has enough color for full walls, but also makes a cheerful choice for a painted vanity, interior door, or covered porch ceiling.
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What are Behr Rainwater undertones?
Rainwater is a light, soft light blue-green. 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:
135, 217, 210
Is Behr Rainwater cool or warm?
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cool
At 175° on the HSL hue wheel, this Green falls clearly in the cool range.
P450-3 Rainwater HSL code: 175, 52%, 69%
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 Rainwater
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Rainwater:
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
P450-3
Rainwater
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 Rainwater with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 355, such as Behr Exotic Eggplant and Roaring Twenties.
LRV of Rainwater
Rainwater has an LRV of 52.5% 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 52.5%, 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 | #87d9d2 |
| RGB Decimal | 135, 217, 210 |
| RGB Percent | 52.94%, 85.10%, 82.35% |
| HSV | Hue: 175° Saturation: 37.79% Value: 85.1% |
| HSL | hsl(175, 52, 69) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 37.79 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 3.23 Key: 14.9 |
| YIQ | Y: 191.684 I: -46.614 Q: -19.524 |
| XYZ | X: 46.432 Y: 59.427 Z: 69.979 |
| CIE Lab | L:81.526 a:-26.579 b:-4.449 |
| CIE Luv | L:81.526 u:-38.178 v:-2.495 |
| Decimal | 8903122 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.089, -27.391, 0.14 |
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