Behr Soft Turquoise P460-3
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- Behr Soft Turquoise reviews (2 photos)
- What are Behr Soft Turquoise undertones?
- Is Soft Turquoise P460-3 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Soft Turquoise
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Soft Turquoise P460-3
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | P460-3 |
| Name: | Soft Turquoise |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Soft Turquoise?
Behr Soft Turquoise P460-3 is a light, clear blue-green with a distinctly cool cast and enough color to read crisply on a wall. Its #75cfd0 value gives it a clean aqua appearance rather than a muted or gray-leaning turquoise. In bright daylight, this shade can look especially fresh and blue-forward, while lower light may bring out its softer green notes. Use it in bathrooms, laundry rooms, sunrooms, or a child’s room where a brighter wall color feels appropriate. Pair Soft Turquoise with clean white trim, pale sand tones, light oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents for contrast.
Behr Soft Turquoise reviews (2 photos)
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What are Behr Soft Turquoise undertones?
Soft Turquoise is a mid-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:
117, 207, 208
Is Behr Soft Turquoise cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 181° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
P460-3 Soft Turquoise HSL code: 181, 49%, 64%
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 Soft Turquoise
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Soft Turquoise:
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
P460-3
Soft Turquoise
Darker shades
P460-3
Soft Turquoise
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 Soft Turquoise with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 1, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Soft Turquoise
Soft Turquoise has an LRV of 45.81% 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 45.81%, 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 | #75cfd0 |
| RGB Decimal | 117, 207, 208 |
| RGB Percent | 45.88%, 81.18%, 81.57% |
| HSV | Hue: 181° Saturation: 43.75% Value: 81.57% |
| HSL | hsl(181, 49, 64) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 43.75 Magenta: 0.48 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 18.43 |
| YIQ | Y: 180.204 I: -53.952 Q: -18.727 |
| XYZ | X: 41.029 Y: 52.958 Z: 67.717 |
| CIE Lab | L:77.85 a:-26.648 b:-8.906 |
| CIE Luv | L:77.85 u:-40.297 v:-9.519 |
| Decimal | 7720912 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.773, -26.714, -4.231 |
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