Behr Tropical Waterfall P460-2
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- Behr Tropical Waterfall reviews (23 photos)
- What are Behr Tropical Waterfall undertones?
- Is Tropical Waterfall P460-2 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Tropical Waterfall
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Tropical Waterfall P460-2
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | P460-2 |
| Name: | Tropical Waterfall |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Tropical Waterfall?
Behr Tropical Waterfall P460-2 is a light, airy aqua with a clear blue-green cast and a softly muted pastel finish. Its high lightness keeps it fresh rather than intense, making it especially useful for bathrooms, laundry rooms, sunrooms, or a bedroom where a pale color is preferred over stark white. In bright daylight, Tropical Waterfall can read as a clean watery blue; lower or warmer lighting may bring out its gentler green side. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, woven natural fibers, and brushed nickel for a cool, coastal-leaning look. It is most effective across full walls or on a painted vanity, where its light tone can add color without making the surface feel heavy.
Behr Tropical Waterfall reviews (23 photos)
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What are Behr Tropical Waterfall undertones?
Tropical Waterfall is a light, soft 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:
159, 223, 223
Is Behr Tropical Waterfall cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 180° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
P460-2 Tropical Waterfall HSL code: 180, 50%, 75%
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 Waterfall
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 Waterfall:
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
P460-2
Tropical Waterfall
Darker shades
P460-2
Tropical Waterfall
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 Waterfall with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 0, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Tropical Waterfall
Tropical Waterfall has an LRV of 60.21% 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 60.21%, 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 | #9fdfdf |
| RGB Decimal | 159, 223, 223 |
| RGB Percent | 62.35%, 87.45%, 87.45% |
| HSV | Hue: 180° Saturation: 28.7% Value: 87.45% |
| HSL | hsl(180, 50, 75) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 28.7 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 12.55 |
| YIQ | Y: 203.864 I: -38.138 Q: -13.538 |
| XYZ | X: 54.0 Y: 65.471 Z: 79.584 |
| CIE Lab | L:84.726 a:-20.049 b:-6.492 |
| CIE Luv | L:84.726 u:-31.286 v:-6.742 |
| Decimal | 10477535 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.914, -22.475, -1.675 |
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