Behr Semi-Precious MQ6-06
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| Code: | MQ6-06 |
| Name: | Semi-Precious |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Semi-Precious?
Behr Semi-Precious MQ6-06 is a muted blue-green with a softened, lightly gray cast that keeps it from reading overly bright. It sits in a medium depth range, showing more blue in cooler daylight and a gentler green-teal character under warm indoor bulbs. This shade brings measured color to a bathroom, laundry room, or bedroom without making the walls feel visually heavy. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal accents for a clean, grounded palette. Semi-Precious can also give lower cabinetry or a painted interior door a calm but noticeable contrast against light neutral walls.
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What are Behr Semi-Precious undertones?
Semi-Precious is a midtone, muted 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:
101, 155, 151
Is Behr Semi-Precious cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 176°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
MQ6-06 Semi-Precious HSL code: 176, 21%, 50%
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 Semi-Precious
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Semi-Precious:
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 Semi-Precious with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 356, such as Behr Folklore and Grand Plum.
LRV of Semi-Precious
Semi-Precious has an LRV of 25.76% 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 25.76%, 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 | #659b97 |
| RGB Decimal | 101, 155, 151 |
| RGB Percent | 39.61%, 60.78%, 59.22% |
| HSV | Hue: 176° Saturation: 34.84% Value: 60.78% |
| HSL | hsl(176, 21, 50) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 34.84 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 2.58 Key: 39.22 |
| YIQ | Y: 138.398 I: -30.893 Q: -12.668 |
| XYZ | X: 22.672 Y: 28.442 Z: 33.565 |
| CIE Lab | L:60.286 a:-18.732 b:-3.577 |
| CIE Luv | L:60.286 u:-25.828 v:-2.287 |
| Decimal | 6658967 |
| Hunter Lab | 53.331, -17.448, 0.017 |
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