Behr South Pacific MQ5-60
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| Code: | MQ5-60 |
| Name: | South Pacific |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr South Pacific?
Behr South Pacific MQ5-60 is a muted medium blue-gray with a noticeable cool cast and a soft, weathered quality. Its blue base is tempered by gray, keeping it from reading overly bright or nautical on broad wall surfaces. In daylight, this shade can show a clearer blue presence, while lower or warmer lighting may bring out its smoky gray side. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and home offices where a grounded cool color feels appropriate, and it also has enough depth for painted cabinetry or an exterior front door. Pair South Pacific with soft white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, charcoal accents, or sandy beige textiles for contrast without making the palette feel busy.
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What are Behr South Pacific undertones?
South Pacific is a midtone, muted dusty blue. The HEX sample leans blue; 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:
105, 134, 148
Is Behr South Pacific cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 200°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
MQ5-60 South Pacific HSL code: 200, 17%, 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 South Pacific
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 South Pacific:
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
MQ5-60
South Pacific
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 South Pacific with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 20, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of South Pacific
South Pacific has an LRV of 21.37% 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 21.37%, 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 | #698694 |
| RGB Decimal | 105, 134, 148 |
| RGB Percent | 41.18%, 52.55%, 58.04% |
| HSV | Hue: 200° Saturation: 29.05% Value: 58.04% |
| HSL | hsl(200, 17, 50) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 29.05 Magenta: 9.46 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 41.96 |
| YIQ | Y: 126.925 I: -21.78 Q: -1.778 |
| XYZ | X: 19.694 Y: 22.191 Z: 31.255 |
| CIE Lab | L:54.229 a:-6.839 b:-10.847 |
| CIE Luv | L:54.229 u:-15.042 v:-14.707 |
| Decimal | 6915732 |
| Hunter Lab | 47.107, -7.812, -6.363 |
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