Behr Sydney Harbour S480-3
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- Behr Sydney Harbour reviews (23 photos)
- What are Behr Sydney Harbour undertones?
- Is Sydney Harbour S480-3 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Sydney Harbour
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Sydney Harbour S480-3
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | S480-3 |
| Name: | Sydney Harbour |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Sydney Harbour?
Behr Sydney Harbour S480-3 is a light, softened blue with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from reading overly bright or sugary. Its blue-green lean gives it a cool, airy appearance, while the muted saturation makes it comfortable across a full wall rather than just as a small accent. In daylight, this shade can look cleaner and slightly more blue; under warm bulbs, its gray undertone becomes more apparent. It suits bathrooms, bedrooms, laundry rooms, and airy kitchen cabinetry, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or matte black hardware. Pair Sydney Harbour with warm off-whites and sandy beige textiles to add contrast without losing its restrained character.
Behr Sydney Harbour reviews (23 photos)
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What are Behr Sydney Harbour undertones?
Sydney Harbour is a mid-light, 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:
151, 187, 200
Is Behr Sydney Harbour cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 196° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
S480-3 Sydney Harbour HSL code: 196, 31%, 69%
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 Sydney Harbour
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 Sydney Harbour:
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
S480-3
Sydney Harbour
Darker shades
S480-3
Sydney Harbour
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 Sydney Harbour with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 16, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Sydney Harbour
Sydney Harbour has an LRV of 44.43% 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 44.43%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #97bbc8 |
| RGB Decimal | 151, 187, 200 |
| RGB Percent | 59.22%, 73.33%, 78.43% |
| HSV | Hue: 196° Saturation: 24.5% Value: 78.43% |
| HSL | hsl(196, 31, 69) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 24.5 Magenta: 6.5 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 21.57 |
| YIQ | Y: 177.718 I: -25.63 Q: -3.57 |
| XYZ | X: 40.954 Y: 46.289 Z: 61.405 |
| CIE Lab | L:73.732 a:-9.126 b:-10.527 |
| CIE Luv | L:73.732 u:-18.864 v:-14.633 |
| Decimal | 9944008 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.036, -11.614, -5.886 |
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