Behr Shaved Ice N490-3
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| Code: | N490-3 |
| Name: | Shaved Ice |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Shaved Ice?
Behr Shaved Ice N490-3 is a light, muted blue-gray with a distinctly cool cast and soft, low-saturation appearance. Its gray base keeps the blue from feeling bright, making it a practical option for larger wall areas in bedrooms, bathrooms, or home offices. In daylight, Shaved Ice can read as a clean, airy gray with a blue tint, while warmer artificial lighting may bring out its softer gray side. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal accents for a restrained contemporary look. It also suits painted cabinetry or exterior siding where a quiet cool gray is wanted without going fully blue.
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What are Behr Shaved Ice undertones?
Shaved Ice is a mid-light, 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:
169, 180, 186
Is Behr Shaved Ice cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 201°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
N490-3 Shaved Ice HSL code: 201, 11%, 70%
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 Shaved Ice
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Shaved Ice:
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
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 Shaved Ice with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 21, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Shaved Ice
Shaved Ice has an LRV of 44.25% 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 44.25%, 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 | #a9b4ba |
| RGB Decimal | 169, 180, 186 |
| RGB Percent | 66.27%, 70.59%, 72.94% |
| HSV | Hue: 201° Saturation: 9.14% Value: 72.94% |
| HSL | hsl(201, 11, 70) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 9.14 Magenta: 3.23 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 27.06 |
| YIQ | Y: 177.395 I: -8.483 Q: -0.46 |
| XYZ | X: 41.544 Y: 44.622 Z: 52.865 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.642 a:-2.625 b:-4.361 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.642 u:-6.344 v:-6.089 |
| Decimal | 11121850 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.8, -5.888, -0.162 |
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