Behr Tidewater M450-2
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| Code: | M450-2 |
| Name: | Tidewater |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Tidewater?
Behr Tidewater M450-2 is a light, softly muted aqua with a clear green-blue cast. Its pale value keeps it airy on broad walls, while the hint of green prevents it from reading as a standard icy blue. In daylight, Tidewater can look fresh and watery; under warmer bulbs, it may shift toward a gentler mint tint. It suits bathrooms, laundry rooms, sunrooms, and bedrooms where a clean wash of color is wanted without strong saturation. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, woven natural fibers, or soft gray-beige textiles for a grounded contrast.
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What are Behr Tidewater undertones?
Tidewater is a light, muted light blue-green. The HEX sample leans teal; 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:
194, 227, 221
Is Behr Tidewater cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 169° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
M450-2 Tidewater HSL code: 169, 37%, 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 Tidewater
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 Tidewater:
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
Darker shades
M450-2
Tidewater
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 Tidewater with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 349, such as Behr Folklore and Grand Plum.
LRV of Tidewater
Tidewater has an LRV of 68.87% 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 68.87%, 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 | #c2e3dd |
| RGB Decimal | 194, 227, 221 |
| RGB Percent | 76.08%, 89.02%, 86.67% |
| HSV | Hue: 169° Saturation: 14.54% Value: 89.02% |
| HSL | hsl(169, 37, 83) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 14.54 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 2.64 Key: 10.98 |
| YIQ | Y: 216.449 I: -17.737 Q: -8.848 |
| XYZ | X: 62.764 Y: 71.626 Z: 78.906 |
| CIE Lab | L:87.788 a:-11.958 b:-0.698 |
| CIE Luv | L:87.788 u:-17.238 v:0.998 |
| Decimal | 12772317 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.632, -15.73, 3.965 |
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