Behr Thermal S440-7

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Thermal for bedroom (5 photos)
Thermal for living room (3 photos)
Behr Thermal reviews (3 photos)
What are Behr Thermal undertones?
Is Thermal S440-7 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Thermal
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Thermal S440-7
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	S440-7
Name:	Thermal
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Thermal?

Behr Thermal S440-7 is a deep, muted blue-green with a smoky charcoal cast. Its low saturation keeps the teal influence subtle, so it reads more like weathered slate than a bright coastal color. In daylight, the cool blue-green undertone is clearer, while lower or warmer lighting can pull it toward dark gray. Use it on cabinetry, a dining room wall, or an exterior front door where its depth can hold its own against light trim. Pale oak, aged brass, soft white, and warm putty tones give this shade contrast without making it feel overly cold.

Thermal for bedroom (5 photos)

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

@sweetkrypt

@rumfieldhomestead

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Thermal for living room (3 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this green shade can create a unique space

@ashlynn.designs

@love_your_wild

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Behr Thermal reviews (3 photos)

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

Behr Thermal painted dresser color review

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What are Behr Thermal undertones?

Thermal is a deep, very muted deep teal-gray. 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:

#3F5052

RGB code:

63, 80, 82

Is Behr Thermal cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 186°, this dark green reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

S440-7 Thermal HSL code: 186, 13%, 28%

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 Thermal

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 dark green shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Thermal:

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

S440-7
Thermal

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 Thermal with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 6, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.

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Thermal

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LRV of Thermal

Thermal has an LRV of 7.42% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 7.42%, 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

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	#3f5052
RGB Decimal	63, 80, 82
RGB Percent	24.71%, 31.37%, 32.16%
HSV	Hue: 186° Saturation: 23.17% Value: 32.16%
HSL	hsl(186, 13, 28)
CMYK	Cyan: 23.17 Magenta: 2.44 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 67.84
YIQ	Y: 75.145 I: -10.773 Q: -2.974
XYZ	X: 6.441 Y: 7.403 Z: 9.07
CIE Lab	L:32.707 a:-6.097 b:-3.368
CIE Luv	L:32.707 u:-8.412 v:-3.348
Decimal	4149330
Hunter Lab	27.209, -5.359, -0.718