Behr
Essex Blue
S500-2
Color Codes
Essex 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
Blue
Strength
High
Temperature
cool
Hue Angle
200°Cyan Family
Lightness
77%Light
Saturation
36%Moderate
LRV
78.1LRV 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
Cool Shades
Cool spectrum
Closest Paint Matches
Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.
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Early September
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Life At Sea
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Whiting Cottage
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Grand Entrance
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Caspian Tide
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Midsummer's Dream
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Blue Bay Marina
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Soothing Blue
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Sonata
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Crystal Waters
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Sea Wind
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Balboa
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Sherwin Williams
Jetstream
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Sailing on the Bay
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Utterly Blue