Behr Arabian Veil PPU17-19
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| Code: | PPU17-19 |
| Name: | Arabian Veil |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Arabian Veil?
Behr Arabian Veil PPU17-19 is a deep, muted gray with a subtle warm cast that keeps it from reading as stark charcoal. Its low saturation gives it a softened, slightly smoky appearance, with a faint purplish-brown nuance visible beside crisp whites or cool grays. In bright daylight, this color can appear like a medium-dark neutral gray, while lower light brings out its fuller, shadowy depth. Arabian Veil is well suited to a study, dining room, bedroom accent wall, or painted cabinetry where a grounded darker tone is wanted. Pair it with warm white trim, pale greige walls, natural oak, aged brass, or matte black hardware for a composed, material-rich look.
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What are Behr Arabian Veil undertones?
Arabian Veil 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:
105, 100, 101
Is Behr Arabian Veil cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 348°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
PPU17-19 Arabian Veil HSL code: 348, 2%, 40%
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 Arabian Veil
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 Arabian Veil:
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
PPU17-19
Arabian Veil
Darker shades
PPU17-19
Arabian Veil
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 Arabian Veil with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 168, such as Behr Forest Edge and Longmeadow.
LRV of Arabian Veil
Arabian Veil has an LRV of 13.34% 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 13.34%, 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 | #696465 |
| RGB Decimal | 105, 100, 101 |
| RGB Percent | 41.18%, 39.22%, 39.61% |
| HSV | Hue: 348° Saturation: 4.76% Value: 41.18% |
| HSL | hsl(348, 2, 40) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.76 Yellow: 3.81 Key: 58.82 |
| YIQ | Y: 101.609 I: 2.658 Q: 1.369 |
| XYZ | X: 12.731 Y: 13.057 Z: 14.158 |
| CIE Lab | L:42.849 a:2.167 b:0.141 |
| CIE Luv | L:42.849 u:2.784 v:-0.149 |
| Decimal | 6906981 |
| Hunter Lab | 36.135, -0.345, 2.064 |
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