Behr Sunken Pool S440-1
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| Code: | S440-1 |
| Name: | Sunken Pool |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Sunken Pool?
Behr Sunken Pool S440-1 is a light, muted blue-green with a softly cool cast and a hint of gray that keeps it from reading overly pastel. Its pale value makes it well suited to bathrooms, bedrooms, and bright kitchens where a clean wash of color is wanted without making the room feel closed in. In daylight, Sunken Pool can show its airy aqua side, while lower or warmer artificial light may bring out its quieter gray-green character. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents for definition. On walls, this shade has enough presence to stand on its own while still leaving room for patterned tile, natural linen, or darker cabinetry.
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What are Behr Sunken Pool undertones?
Sunken Pool is a light, very muted pale blue-green. 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:
RGB code:
200, 221, 218
Is Behr Sunken Pool cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 171°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
S440-1 Sunken Pool HSL code: 171, 24%, 83%
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 Sunken Pool
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 Sunken Pool:
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.
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 Sunken Pool with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 351, such as Behr Folklore and Grand Plum.
LRV of Sunken Pool
Sunken Pool has an LRV of 67.39% 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 67.39%, 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 | #c8ddda |
| RGB Decimal | 200, 221, 218 |
| RGB Percent | 78.43%, 86.67%, 85.49% |
| HSV | Hue: 171° Saturation: 9.5% Value: 86.67% |
| HSL | hsl(171, 24, 83) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 9.5 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.36 Key: 13.33 |
| YIQ | Y: 214.379 I: -11.55 Q: -5.376 |
| XYZ | X: 62.327 Y: 69.053 Z: 76.356 |
| CIE Lab | L:86.53 a:-7.549 b:-0.911 |
| CIE Luv | L:86.53 u:-11.242 v:-0.079 |
| Decimal | 13163994 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.098, -11.54, 3.69 |
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