Behr Tropical Sea HDC-MD-22
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| Code: | HDC-MD-22 |
| Name: | Tropical Sea |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Tropical Sea?
Behr Tropical Sea HDC-MD-22 is a saturated blue-green with a clear teal cast and enough depth to hold its own on a large wall. Its strong color content makes it especially effective in bathrooms, laundry rooms, and sunlit kitchens where a crisp, aquatic-looking accent feels appropriate. Against white trim, this shade reads clean and graphic; paired with pale sand, warm wood, or woven natural fibers, its green-blue character feels more grounded. Use it on cabinetry, a front door, or a single feature wall when you want a concentrated hit of color rather than a muted backdrop. In lower light, Tropical Sea can appear deeper and slightly greener, while brighter light brings out its lively turquoise-blue side.
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What are Behr Tropical Sea undertones?
Tropical Sea is a midtone, soft teal. 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:
3, 165, 152
Is Behr Tropical Sea cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 175° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
HDC-MD-22 Tropical Sea HSL code: 175, 96%, 33%
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 Tropical Sea
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 Tropical Sea:
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
HDC-MD-22
Tropical Sea
Darker shades
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 Tropical Sea with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 355, such as Behr Sweet Chrysanthemum and Blowing Kisses.
LRV of Tropical Sea
Tropical Sea has an LRV of 17.33% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 17.33%, 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 | #03a598 |
| RGB Decimal | 3, 165, 152 |
| RGB Percent | 1.18%, 64.71%, 59.61% |
| HSV | Hue: 175° Saturation: 98.18% Value: 64.71% |
| HSL | hsl(175, 96, 33) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 98.18 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 7.88 Key: 35.29 |
| YIQ | Y: 115.08 I: -92.358 Q: -38.315 |
| XYZ | X: 19.157 Y: 29.194 Z: 34.323 |
| CIE Lab | L:60.953 a:-38.536 b:-3.437 |
| CIE Luv | L:60.953 u:-48.346 v:0.653 |
| Decimal | 239000 |
| Hunter Lab | 54.032, -31.268, 0.159 |
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