Behr Calligraphy N490-6
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- Calligraphy for bedroom (6 photos)
- Calligraphy for living room (3 photos)
- Behr Calligraphy for bathroom (2 photos)
- Calligraphy for exterior (2 photos)
- Behr Calligraphy reviews (10 photos)
- What are Behr Calligraphy undertones?
- Is Calligraphy N490-6 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Calligraphy
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Calligraphy N490-6
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | N490-6 |
| Name: | Calligraphy |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Calligraphy?
Behr Calligraphy N490-6 is a deep, inky blue-gray that can read almost black in a dim room. Its cool navy undertone becomes clearer in daylight, while warm lamps pull out a softer charcoal cast in the evening. It makes a strong choice for kitchen cabinetry, a study, a powder room, or an accent wall behind a bed. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, aged brass, and textured linen to keep the dark color from feeling severe. In north-facing spaces, use it where a moody, shadowed look is welcome rather than expecting a bright blue.
Calligraphy for bedroom (6 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 dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Calligraphy for living room (3 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space
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Behr N490-6 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark blue real bathrooms.
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Calligraphy for exterior (2 photos)
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool blue hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Behr Calligraphy reviews (10 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 Calligraphy undertones?
Calligraphy is a midtone, very muted slate blue. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
89, 99, 106
Is Behr Calligraphy cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 205°, this dark blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
N490-6 Calligraphy HSL code: 205, 9%, 38%
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 Calligraphy
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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Calligraphy:
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
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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 Calligraphy with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 25, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Calligraphy
Calligraphy has an LRV of 12.07% 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 12.07%, 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 | #59636A |
| RGB Decimal | 89, 99, 106 |
| RGB Percent | 34.90%, 38.82%, 41.57% |
| HSV | Hue: 205° Saturation: 16.04% Value: 41.57% |
| HSL | hsl(205, 9, 38) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 16.04 Magenta: 6.6 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 58.43 |
| YIQ | Y: 96.808 I: -8.208 Q: 0.063 |
| XYZ | X: 11.182 Y: 12.088 Z: 15.376 |
| CIE Lab | L:41.355 a:-2.221 b:-5.26 |
| CIE Luv | L:41.355 u:-5.589 v:-6.685 |
| Decimal | 5858154 |
| Hunter Lab | 34.768, -3.432, -1.883 |
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