Fresh Tone
Behr S430-2
- HEX
- #B2C7C0
- RGB
- 178, 199, 192
- LAB
- 78.5, -8.5, 1.1
- LRV
- ≈ 54
- Family
- Grayish Green, cool
- Nearest RAL
- 9018 Papyrus White
With an LRV of about 54, Fresh Tone reflects a little over half the light that reaches it, so it stays light in a north-facing room without looking stark. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Fresh Tone in other brands
- TVT Q520 Tikkurila Grayish Green Very close ΔE 0.5
- Sea Dreams Vista K-860 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 0.9
- Crystal Oasis PPG 1138-3 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.1
- Crystal Oasis Glidden PPG1138-3 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.1
- Droplet Dulux Australia S26A2 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.1
- Powdered Fern Plascon G5-C2-2 Grayish Green Very close ΔE 1.2
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Behr
- Whipped Mint Behr MQ3-20 Grayish Green
- Garden Vista Behr N430-3 Light Gray
- Very close ΔE 0.0
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as light gray
- Protanopia Reads as light gray
- Tritanopia Reads as grayish green
- Achromatopsia Reads as light gray
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns yellow
- Neutral, 4000 K Turns green
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Fresh Tone warm or cool?
Cool. Its LAB b value of 1.1 and a value of -8.5 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Tikkurila color to Fresh Tone?
TVT Q520 (Tikkurila), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Fresh Tone?
≈ 54. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.