Behr Ancestral PPU24-05
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| Code: | PPU24-05 |
| Name: | Ancestral |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Ancestral?
Behr Ancestral PPU24-05 is a medium-dark gray with a muted, slightly warm cast that keeps it from reading blue or stark. Its low-saturation character gives walls a grounded, softened look, especially in rooms with natural wood, stone, or aged metal finishes. In bright daylight, Ancestral can appear like a weathered charcoal-gray, while lower light brings out its deeper, earthier side. It is well suited to a study, dining room, exterior trim, or kitchen island where a darker neutral can add definition without becoming black. Pair it with creamy off-whites, pale taupes, warm oak, and matte black hardware for a restrained, layered palette.
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What are Behr Ancestral undertones?
Ancestral is a midtone, near-neutral charcoal gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
113, 112, 108
Is Behr Ancestral cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 48°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
PPU24-05 Ancestral HSL code: 48, 2%, 43%
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 Ancestral
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
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 black shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Ancestral:
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
PPU24-05
Ancestral
Darker shades
PPU24-05
Ancestral
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 Ancestral with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 228, such as Behr Paparazzi Flash and Blue Aura.
LRV of Ancestral
Ancestral has an LRV of 16.31% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little light. Why LRV is important?
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 16.31%, 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
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #71706c |
| RGB Decimal | 113, 112, 108 |
| RGB Percent | 44.31%, 43.92%, 42.35% |
| HSV | Hue: 48° Saturation: 4.42% Value: 44.31% |
| HSL | hsl(48, 2, 43) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.88 Yellow: 4.42 Key: 55.69 |
| YIQ | Y: 111.843 I: 1.881 Q: -1.033 |
| XYZ | X: 15.31 Y: 16.182 Z: 16.5 |
| CIE Lab | L:47.212 a:-0.414 b:2.358 |
| CIE Luv | L:47.212 u:0.795 v:3.203 |
| Decimal | 7434348 |
| Hunter Lab | 40.227, -2.459, 3.839 |
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