Behr
Opal Waters
MQ5-50
Color Codes
Opal Waters 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
Medium
Temperature
cool
Hue Angle
201°Cyan Family
Lightness
76%Light
Saturation
26%Muted
LRV
76.2LRV 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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Honest Blue
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Gentle Sea
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Blue Stream
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Take Five
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Valspar
Ruffled Feathers
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Glidden
Twinkle
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Billowy Breeze
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Elevated
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Boot Cut
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Benjamin Moore
Sea View
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Valspar
Blue Luna
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English Hollyhock
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Valspar
Offshore
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Glidden
Pageant Song
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Benjamin Moore
Greenhow Blue
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Benjamin Moore
Blue Porcelain