Behr Rush Hour MQ5-25
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| Code: | MQ5-25 |
| Name: | Rush Hour |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Rush Hour?
Behr Rush Hour MQ5-25 is a muted, medium-depth blue-gray with a noticeable slate character and a restrained green-blue undertone. Its low-saturation finish keeps it from reading overly nautical or bright, giving walls a grounded, architectural look. In north-facing or dim rooms, Rush Hour can appear cooler and more charcoal-blue; warmer daylight and incandescent lighting may draw out its softened teal cast. It suits home offices, bathrooms, mudrooms, and exterior trim, especially alongside crisp white, pale greige, weathered oak, black metal, or brushed nickel. Use it on full walls for a cocooning effect or on cabinetry and doors when a dark neutral feels too plain.
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What are Behr Rush Hour undertones?
Rush Hour is a midtone, very muted slate blue. 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:
83, 103, 112
Is Behr Rush Hour cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 199°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
MQ5-25 Rush Hour HSL code: 199, 15%, 38%
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 Rush Hour
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 Rush Hour:
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
MQ5-25
Rush Hour
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 Rush Hour with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 19, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Rush Hour
Rush Hour has an LRV of 12.39% 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 12.39%, 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 | #536770 |
| RGB Decimal | 83, 103, 112 |
| RGB Percent | 32.55%, 40.39%, 43.92% |
| HSV | Hue: 199° Saturation: 25.89% Value: 43.92% |
| HSL | hsl(199, 15, 38) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 25.89 Magenta: 8.04 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 56.08 |
| YIQ | Y: 98.046 I: -14.81 Q: -1.43 |
| XYZ | X: 11.341 Y: 12.709 Z: 17.18 |
| CIE Lab | L:42.321 a:-5.23 b:-7.52 |
| CIE Luv | L:42.321 u:-10.398 v:-9.441 |
| Decimal | 5465968 |
| Hunter Lab | 35.65, -5.601, -3.619 |
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