Behr Spring Valley S390-2
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| Code: | S390-2 |
| Name: | Spring Valley |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Spring Valley?
Behr Spring Valley S390-2 is a light, muted green with a soft gray cast and a faint yellow-green undertone. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly botanical, giving walls a quiet washed-color appearance instead. In bright daylight, Spring Valley can look cleaner and slightly greener, while warmer evening light brings out its gentle earthy side. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and softly lit living areas, especially alongside warm white trim, pale oak, linen upholstery, and brushed brass. For more contrast, pair this shade with charcoal accents or deep olive textiles rather than sharp, icy blues.
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What are Behr Spring Valley undertones?
Spring Valley is a light, very muted pale khaki. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
206, 215, 197
Is Behr Spring Valley cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 90°, this Green shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.
S390-2 Spring Valley HSL code: 90, 18%, 81%
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 Valley
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Spring Valley:
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
S390-2
Spring Valley
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 Spring Valley with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 270, such as Behr Mata Hari and Live Jazz.
LRV of Spring Valley
Spring Valley has an LRV of 64.51% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 64.51%, 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 | #ced7c5 |
| RGB Decimal | 206, 215, 197 |
| RGB Percent | 80.78%, 84.31%, 77.25% |
| HSV | Hue: 90° Saturation: 8.37% Value: 84.31% |
| HSL | hsl(90, 18, 81) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 4.19 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 8.37 Key: 15.69 |
| YIQ | Y: 210.257 I: 0.421 Q: -7.505 |
| XYZ | X: 59.83 Y: 65.754 Z: 62.348 |
| CIE Lab | L:84.871 a:-6.276 b:7.835 |
| CIE Luv | L:84.871 u:-4.164 v:12.741 |
| Decimal | 13555653 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.089, -10.203, 11.175 |
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