Behr Blue Hydrangea PPU15-13
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- Behr Blue Hydrangea reviews (23 photos)
- What are Behr Blue Hydrangea undertones?
- Is Blue Hydrangea PPU15-13 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Blue Hydrangea
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Blue Hydrangea PPU15-13
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | PPU15-13 |
| Name: | Blue Hydrangea |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Blue Hydrangea?
Behr Blue Hydrangea PPU15-13 is a muted medium-light blue with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it from feeling overly sweet or bright. Its cool character comes through clearly, though the softened saturation gives it a calm, lived-in look rather than a crisp coastal-blue effect. In daylight, this shade can read as a gently weathered blue; under warmer lamps, its gray undertone becomes more apparent. Use it on bedroom or bathroom walls for a quiet wash of color, or on cabinetry paired with white quartz, brushed nickel, and pale oak. Blue Hydrangea also sits well beside warm off-whites, charcoal accents, and natural linen textiles.
Behr Blue Hydrangea reviews (23 photos)
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What are Behr Blue Hydrangea undertones?
Blue Hydrangea is a mid-light, muted dusty blue. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
146, 167, 196
Is Behr Blue Hydrangea cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 215°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
PPU15-13 Blue Hydrangea HSL code: 215, 30%, 67%
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 Blue Hydrangea
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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Blue Hydrangea:
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
PPU15-13
Blue Hydrangea
Darker shades
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 Blue Hydrangea with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 35, such as Behr Oak Creek and Chicago Fog.
LRV of Blue Hydrangea
Blue Hydrangea has an LRV of 37.27% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 37.27%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #92a7c4 |
| RGB Decimal | 146, 167, 196 |
| RGB Percent | 57.25%, 65.49%, 76.86% |
| HSV | Hue: 215° Saturation: 25.51% Value: 76.86% |
| HSL | hsl(215, 30, 67) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 25.51 Magenta: 14.8 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 23.14 |
| YIQ | Y: 164.027 I: -21.833 Q: 4.583 |
| XYZ | X: 35.633 Y: 37.733 Z: 57.615 |
| CIE Lab | L:67.823 a:-0.777 b:-17.244 |
| CIE Luv | L:67.823 u:-12.169 v:-26.319 |
| Decimal | 9611204 |
| Hunter Lab | 61.427, -3.951, -12.612 |
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