Behr Watery HDC-CT-26
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- Watery for bedroom (2 photos)
- Watery for living room (1 photo)
- Behr Watery for bathroom (2 photos)
- Behr HDC-CT-26 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
- Behr Watery reviews (2 photos)
- What are Behr Watery undertones?
- Is Watery HDC-CT-26 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Watery
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Watery HDC-CT-26
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | HDC-CT-26 |
| Name: | Watery |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Watery?
Behr Watery HDC-CT-26 is a pale, muted blue-green with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it soft rather than bright. Its low saturation gives walls a lightly weathered, airy appearance, especially in rooms with abundant daylight. Cooler lighting can draw out its blue side, while warmer bulbs may make the subdued green-gray undertone more apparent. Use it in a bathroom, bedroom, or quiet home office with warm white trim, pale oak, linen upholstery, and brushed nickel or matte black hardware. This color also makes a restrained choice for cabinetry when paired with creamy counters or natural stone.
Watery for bedroom (2 photos)
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing blue shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool mid-tone paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Watery for living room
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space
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Behr HDC-CT-26 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool mid-tone blue real bathrooms.
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Behr HDC-CT-26 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool blue hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Behr Watery reviews (2 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Behr Watery undertones?
Watery is a mid-light, very muted pale blue-green. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
174, 189, 187
Is Behr Watery cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 172°, this Blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
HDC-CT-26 Watery HSL code: 172, 10%, 71%
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 Watery
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 Watery:
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-CT-26
Watery
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 Watery with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 352, such as Behr Folklore and Grand Plum.
LRV of Watery
Watery has an LRV of 48.12% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 48.12%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #aebdbb |
| RGB Decimal | 174, 189, 187 |
| RGB Percent | 68.24%, 74.12%, 73.33% |
| HSV | Hue: 172° Saturation: 7.94% Value: 74.12% |
| HSL | hsl(172, 10, 71) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 7.94 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.06 Key: 25.88 |
| YIQ | Y: 184.287 I: -8.296 Q: -3.795 |
| XYZ | X: 44.62 Y: 48.981 Z: 54.104 |
| CIE Lab | L:75.44 a:-5.538 b:-0.757 |
| CIE Luv | L:75.44 u:-8.139 v:-0.185 |
| Decimal | 11451835 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.987, -8.673, 3.156 |
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