Behr Spring Storm S450-3
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| Code: | S450-3 |
| Name: | Spring Storm |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Spring Storm?
Behr Spring Storm S450-3 is a light, muted blue with a soft gray cast and a faint blue-green edge. Its low-saturation look keeps it from reading overly icy, while the pale value gives walls an open, airy appearance. In cool daylight, Spring Storm can show more of its clean blue character; warmer bulbs tend to bring out its gentle grayness. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and laundry rooms, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or matte black details. For a quieter contrast, pair this shade with warm off-whites, sand-colored textiles, and natural woven materials.
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What are Behr Spring Storm undertones?
Spring Storm is a mid-light, muted pale 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:
169, 198, 203
Is Behr Spring Storm cool or warm?
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With a hue of 189°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
S450-3 Spring Storm HSL code: 189, 25%, 73%
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 Spring Storm
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 Spring Storm:
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.
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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 Spring Storm with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 9, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Spring Storm
Spring Storm has an LRV of 51.42% 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 51.42%, 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 | #a9c6cb |
| RGB Decimal | 169, 198, 203 |
| RGB Percent | 66.27%, 77.65%, 79.61% |
| HSV | Hue: 189° Saturation: 16.75% Value: 79.61% |
| HSL | hsl(189, 25, 73) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 16.75 Magenta: 2.46 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 20.39 |
| YIQ | Y: 189.899 I: -18.888 Q: -4.579 |
| XYZ | X: 47.332 Y: 53.134 Z: 64.246 |
| CIE Lab | L:77.954 a:-8.657 b:-5.759 |
| CIE Luv | L:77.954 u:-15.484 v:-7.325 |
| Decimal | 11126475 |
| Hunter Lab | 72.893, -11.656, -1.232 |
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