P520-3

Behr Toile Blue

Behr Toile Blue P520-3 paint color review

Let’s dive into a full Toile Blue paint color review. Take a look at pictures of real interiors and exteriors painted with beautiful P520-3. Find out if this gorgeous cold blue paint color would look great on your living room walls or trims, kitchen cabinet, bedroom accent wall, bathroom or house exterior.

Color code:P520-3
Color name:Toile Blue
Brand:Behr

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LRV of Toile Blue

Toile Blue P520-3 has an LRV of 46.5% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light

Color paint LRV values

Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher LRV of paint color, the brighter room you will get.
Scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting 100% of all light).

Act like a pro: Choosing paint with LRV of 46.50% be attentive to your bulbs light Brightness.Light Brightness – measured in lumens. The lower LRV of paint you have, the higher lumen level you need. Every square feet of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 square feet living room you’ll need 8000 lumens of light. To achieve that brightness, you would require a total of 8 bulbs, 1000lm each.

What are Behr Toile Blue undertones?

Blue is Behr Toile Blue undertone color, as you can clearly see on the color field below. To determine this undertone we’ve removed all the tints, tones, shades and get HUE (pure color). Seems that undertone definition on a white sheet is already outdated and rather inaccurate

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HEX value

HEX value:

#94BEE1

RGB code:

148, 190, 225

Is Behr Toile Blue P520-3 cool or warm?

warm colors
Color wheel
cool colors

With a hue of 207° this Blue refers cool paint shade according to HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) on the color wheel.

P520-3 Toile Blue HSL code: 207, 56%, 73%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is a percentage value. 0% is a shade of grey, and 100% is the full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

  • Cool Blue shades make a room feel sleek, fresh and modern
  • Cooler hues have a calm and relaxation effect
  • Cool Blue undertones make small spaces feel more open and expansive
  • Cool paint hue are ideal for bedroom or bathroom. Be careful with deep blues and greens in bathroom, which will reflect on your skin.

Act like a pro: Mixing warm and cool shades is a must have to get harmonius interior. Add accents that contrast with the primary color to create visual balance. If your walls are a warm color, don’t forget to add accent in cold colors (furniture, art, décor). A good practice is too use a complementary color scheme.

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Toile Blue:

Monochromatic color scheme

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of different shades, tints, and tones of a single color. It's the perfect hue combination, but with no accent decor it's pretty boring.

Lighter shades

Darker shades

Complementary color scheme

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect.

Color comparison

Toile Blue P520-3 vs Gentle Sky PPU14-11

Behr Toile Blue P520-3 vs Behr Gentle Sky PPU14-11Open Toile Blue P520-3
LRV: 46.5%
Light Medium color
Temperature: cold
LRV: 46.05%
Light Medium color
Temperature: cold

Toile Blue P520-3 vs Honest P530-3

Behr Toile Blue P520-3 vs Behr Honest P530-3Open Toile Blue P520-3
LRV: 46.5%
Light Medium color
Temperature: cold
LRV: 45.76%
Light Medium color
Temperature: cold

Color codes

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HEX#94bee1copy color code
RGB Decimal148, 190, 225copy color code
RGB Percent58.04%, 74.51%, 88.24%copy color code
HSVHue: 207° Saturation: 34.22% Value: 88.24%copy color code
HSLhsl(207, 56, 73)copy color code
CMYKCyan: 34.22 Magenta: 15.56 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 11.76copy color code
YIQY: 181.432 I: -36.275 Q: 2.007copy color code
XYZX: 44.212 Y: 48.557 Z: 78.257copy color code
CIE LabL:75.175 a:-5.586 b:-21.952copy color code
CIE LuvL:75.175 u:-21.775 v:-33.722copy color code
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Hunter lab69.683, -8.692, -17.807copy color code
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