Behr
Basin Blue
M470-2
Color Codes
Basin Blue in Different Light
Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.
Artificial Lighting
Natural Lighting
Technical Specifications
Undertones
Type
Cyan/Teal
Strength
High
Temperature
cool
Hue Angle
188°Cyan Family
Lightness
81%Light
Saturation
44%Moderate
LRV
84.1LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.
Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes
Darker Shades
Monochromatic dark
Lighter Shades
Monochromatic light
Complementary
Opposite on color wheel
Analogous
Adjacent colors
Closest Paint Matches
Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.
Behr
Basin Blue
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Haiku Blue
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Out of the Blue
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Skyscraper
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Seabrook
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Basin Blue
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Picture Perfect
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Needed Escape
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Sherwin Williams
Minor Blue
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Basin Blue
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Breezy Blue
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Basin Blue
Benjamin Moore
Blue Flower
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Basin Blue
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Tear Drop Blue
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Basin Blue
Benjamin Moore
Blue Diamond
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Basin Blue
Benjamin Moore
Watercolor Blue
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Basin Blue
Sherwin Williams
Quench Blue
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Basin Blue
Valspar
Surf Spray
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Basin Blue
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Forever
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Basin Blue
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Glacial Stream