Behr Silken Pine N430-7

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Silken Pine for living room (2 photos)
Behr Silken Pine for bathroom (1 photo)
What are Behr Silken Pine undertones?
Is Silken Pine N430-7 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Silken Pine
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Silken Pine N430-7
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	N430-7
Name:	Silken Pine
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Silken Pine?

Behr Silken Pine N430-7 is a deep, muted blue-green with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it grounded rather than bright. Its cool, shaded character can read more green in daylight, while lower or warmer artificial light may bring forward its charcoal-like depth. This color has enough weight for a study, dining room, or bedroom wall, especially when paired with warm white trim and natural oak. On cabinetry, Silken Pine creates a restrained contrast against pale stone, brushed brass, or aged bronze hardware. Use it with soft putty, mushroom beige, and off-white textiles to keep the surrounding palette from feeling too cool.

Silken Pine for living room (2 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space

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Behr N430-7 for bathroom

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What are Behr Silken Pine undertones?

Silken Pine is a deep, very muted deep teal-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#495D5A

RGB code:

73, 93, 90

Is Behr Silken Pine cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 171°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

N430-7 Silken Pine HSL code: 171, 12%, 33%

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 Silken Pine

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

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Sunset

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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Silken Pine:

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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Silken Pine

Darker shades

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Silken Pine

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 Silken Pine with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 351, such as Behr Folklore and Grand Plum.

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Silken Pine

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LRV of Silken Pine

Silken Pine has an LRV of 9.68% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 9.68%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#495d5a
RGB Decimal	73, 93, 90
RGB Percent	28.63%, 36.47%, 35.29%
HSV	Hue: 171° Saturation: 21.51% Value: 36.47%
HSL	hsl(171, 12, 33)
CMYK	Cyan: 21.51 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 3.23 Key: 63.53
YIQ	Y: 86.678 I: -10.954 Q: -5.164
XYZ	X: 8.507 Y: 9.983 Z: 11.149
CIE Lab	L:37.812 a:-8.293 b:-0.787
CIE Luv	L:37.812 u:-9.997 v:0.174
Decimal	4808026
Hunter Lab	31.596, -7.234, 1.196