Behr Verdant Forest MQ6-05

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Behr Verdant Forest reviews (23 photos)
What are Behr Verdant Forest undertones?
Is Verdant Forest MQ6-05 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Verdant Forest
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Verdant Forest MQ6-05
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	MQ6-05
Name:	Verdant Forest
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Verdant Forest?

Behr Verdant Forest MQ6-05 is a deep blue-green with a muted, lightly gray cast that keeps it from reading overly bright. Its cool teal character is especially clear in daylight, while lower or warmer light can make the shade appear darker and more green-leaning. Use it on a study, dining room, or powder room wall for strong color depth without the near-black effect of a very dark navy. Verdant Forest also has enough substance for painted cabinetry, particularly alongside warm white walls, pale oak, aged brass, and soft clay-toned textiles.

Behr Verdant Forest reviews (23 photos)

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Behr Verdant Forest living room interior

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What are Behr Verdant Forest undertones?

Verdant Forest is a deep, muted deep 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:

#28615D

RGB code:

40, 97, 93

Is Behr Verdant Forest cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 176° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.

MQ6-05 Verdant Forest HSL code: 176, 42%, 27%

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 Verdant Forest

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Verdant Forest:

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

MQ6-05
Verdant Forest

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 Verdant Forest with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 356, such as Behr Folklore and Grand Plum.

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LRV of Verdant Forest

Verdant Forest has an LRV of 8.21% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

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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 8.21%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#28615d
RGB Decimal	40, 97, 93
RGB Percent	15.69%, 38.04%, 36.47%
HSV	Hue: 176° Saturation: 58.76% Value: 38.04%
HSL	hsl(176, 42, 27)
CMYK	Cyan: 58.76 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 4.12 Key: 61.96
YIQ	Y: 79.501 I: -32.681 Q: -13.302
XYZ	X: 7.125 Y: 9.79 Z: 11.867
CIE Lab	L:37.463 a:-19.625 b:-3.356
CIE Luv	L:37.463 u:-23.141 v:-1.734
Decimal	2646365
Hunter Lab	31.289, -14.112, -0.585