Behr Tropics P450-6
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| Code: | P450-6 |
| Name: | Tropics |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Tropics?
Behr Tropics P450-6 is a saturated blue-green with a clear teal cast and substantial visual weight. Its mix of green and cyan keeps it cooler than a traditional emerald, while the depth prevents it from reading overly bright on large walls. In strong daylight, Tropics can appear cleaner and more vivid; under softer evening lighting, it settles into a deeper, richer teal. It is especially effective on powder-room walls, built-in cabinetry, front doors, or a single dining-room accent wall. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale sand tones, warm wood, brushed brass, or charcoal details for contrast.
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What are Behr Tropics undertones?
Tropics 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:
0, 155, 142
Is Behr Tropics cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 175° on the HSL hue wheel, this Blue falls clearly in the cool range.
P450-6 Tropics HSL code: 175, 100%, 30%
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 Tropics
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 Tropics:
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
P450-6
Tropics
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 Tropics with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 355, such as Behr All Dressed Up and Hot Gossip.
LRV of Tropics
Tropics has an LRV of 14.91% 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 14.91%, 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 | #009b8e |
| RGB Decimal | 0, 155, 142 |
| RGB Percent | 0.00%, 60.78%, 55.69% |
| HSV | Hue: 175° Saturation: 100.0% Value: 60.78% |
| HSL | hsl(175, 100, 30) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 100.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 8.39 Key: 39.22 |
| YIQ | Y: 107.173 I: -88.187 Q: -36.834 |
| XYZ | X: 16.601 Y: 25.394 Z: 29.61 |
| CIE Lab | L:57.457 a:-37.132 b:-2.926 |
| CIE Luv | L:57.457 u:-45.787 v:1.188 |
| Decimal | 39822 |
| Hunter Lab | 50.392, -29.381, 0.436 |
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