Behr Almond Wisp PPU5-12

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Almond Wisp for living room (1 photo)
Behr Almond Wisp reviews (1 photo)
What are Behr Almond Wisp undertones?
Is Almond Wisp PPU5-12 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Almond Wisp
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Almond Wisp PPU5-12
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	PPU5-12
Name:	Almond Wisp
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Almond Wisp?

Behr Almond Wisp PPU5-12 is a light, muted beige with a soft sandy cast and gentle warmth. Its low-saturation appearance keeps it from reading yellow, while the subtle taupe-gray influence gives the color a slightly weathered, natural look. In bright daylight, Almond Wisp can appear pale and creamy; under warmer evening bulbs, its beige undertones become more noticeable. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a quiet neutral backdrop is wanted without the coolness of a true gray. Pair it with off-white trim, warm oak, linen upholstery, matte black hardware, or deeper clay and olive accents for contrast.

Almond Wisp for living room

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What are Behr Almond Wisp undertones?

Almond Wisp is a light, very muted sandy beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. Warm bulbs can make it look creamier or more golden, while cool daylight may mute that warmth and pull it closer to beige or greige.

HEX value:

#D6CAB9

RGB code:

214, 202, 185

Is Behr Almond Wisp cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 35°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.

PPU5-12 Almond Wisp HSL code: 35, 26%, 78%

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 Almond Wisp

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Almond Wisp:

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

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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 Almond Wisp with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.

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LRV of Almond Wisp

Almond Wisp has an LRV of 60.06% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 60.06%, 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	#d6cab9
RGB Decimal	214, 202, 185
RGB Percent	83.92%, 79.22%, 72.55%
HSV	Hue: 35° Saturation: 13.55% Value: 83.92%
HSL	hsl(35, 26, 78)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.61 Yellow: 13.55 Key: 16.08
YIQ	Y: 203.65 I: 12.614 Q: -2.752
XYZ	X: 57.608 Y: 60.041 Z: 54.44
CIE Lab	L:81.86 a:1.328 b:9.986
CIE Luv	L:81.86 u:8.108 v:14.337
Decimal	14076601
Hunter Lab	77.486, -2.893, 12.584