Behr Teton Blue N490-4

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Teton Blue for bedroom (1 photo)
Teton Blue for living room (1 photo)
Behr Teton Blue for bathroom (5 photos)
Teton Blue for exterior (9 photos)
Behr Teton Blue reviews (9 photos)
What are Behr Teton Blue undertones?
Is Teton Blue N490-4 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Teton Blue
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Teton Blue N490-4
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	N490-4
Name:	Teton Blue
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Teton Blue?

Behr Teton Blue N490-4 is a muted mid-tone blue-gray with a cool, softly weathered appearance. Its low saturation keeps the blue restrained, so it can read closer to gray in low light or alongside stronger blues. In bright daylight, the color’s blue cast becomes clearer without turning sharp or icy. Use it on bedroom, bath, or home-office walls with crisp white trim, pale oak, and brushed nickel for a clean, grounded palette. Teton Blue also suits cabinetry or an exterior accent when paired with charcoal, warm greige, or natural stone.

Teton Blue for bedroom

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing blue shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Teton Blue for living room

Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space

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Behr N490-4 for bathroom (5 photos)

Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool mid-tone blue real bathrooms.

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Teton Blue for exterior (9 photos)

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool blue hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Behr Teton Blue reviews (9 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Behr Teton Blue undertones?

Teton Blue is a midtone, very muted blue-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#8D99A1

RGB code:

141, 153, 161

Is Behr Teton Blue cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 204°, this Blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

N490-4 Teton Blue HSL code: 204, 10%, 59%

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 Teton Blue

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Teton Blue:

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

N490-4
Teton Blue

Darker shades

N490-4
Teton Blue

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 Teton Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 24, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.

N490-4
Teton Blue

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LRV of Teton Blue

Teton Blue has an LRV of 30.82% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 30.82%, 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	#8d99a1
RGB Decimal	141, 153, 161
RGB Percent	55.29%, 60.00%, 63.14%
HSV	Hue: 204° Saturation: 12.42% Value: 63.14%
HSL	hsl(204, 10, 59)
CMYK	Cyan: 12.42 Magenta: 4.97 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 36.86
YIQ	Y: 150.324 I: -9.722 Q: -0.049
XYZ	X: 28.807 Y: 31.018 Z: 38.178
CIE Lab	L:62.523 a:-2.602 b:-5.647
CIE Luv	L:62.523 u:-6.918 v:-7.843
Decimal	9279905
Hunter Lab	55.694, -5.137, -1.658