Behr Bleached Linen PPU5-09

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Behr Bleached Linen reviews (4 photos)
What are Behr Bleached Linen undertones?
Is Bleached Linen PPU5-09 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Bleached Linen
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Bleached Linen PPU5-09
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	PPU5-09
Name:	Bleached Linen
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Bleached Linen?

Behr Bleached Linen PPU5-09 is a pale, warm off-white with a soft beige-cream cast rather than a crisp, stark-white look. Its light value keeps walls bright, while the subtle warmth prevents the color from feeling cold or clinical. In daylight, Bleached Linen can read as a gentle creamy white; under warmer bulbs, its beige undertone becomes more noticeable. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and hallways where a quiet neutral backdrop is wanted, and it can also soften cabinetry or trim when pure white feels too sharp. Pair it with natural oak, woven linen, matte black hardware, muted olive, or earthy clay accents for a grounded palette.

Behr Bleached Linen reviews (4 photos)

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What are Behr Bleached Linen undertones?

Bleached Linen is a near-white, very muted creamy off-white. 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:

#F3ECE1

RGB code:

243, 236, 225

Is Behr Bleached Linen cool or warm?

warm

cool

At 37° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.

PPU5-09 Bleached Linen HSL code: 37, 43%, 92%

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 Bleached Linen

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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Morning

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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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Bleached Linen:

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 Bleached Linen with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 217, such as Behr Shaved Ice and Adirondack Blue.

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LRV of Bleached Linen

Bleached Linen has an LRV of 84.55% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all 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 84.55%, 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	#f3ece1
RGB Decimal	243, 236, 225
RGB Percent	95.29%, 92.55%, 88.24%
HSV	Hue: 37° Saturation: 7.41% Value: 95.29%
HSL	hsl(37, 43, 92)
CMYK	Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.88 Yellow: 7.41 Key: 4.71
YIQ	Y: 236.839 I: 7.706 Q: -1.942
XYZ	X: 80.545 Y: 84.483 Z: 83.277
CIE Lab	L:93.66 a:0.485 b:6.166
CIE Luv	L:93.66 u:4.657 v:9.238
Decimal	15985889
Hunter Lab	91.914, -4.429, 10.621