Behr Cafe Cream PPU4-09
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| Code: | PPU4-09 |
| Name: | Cafe Cream |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Cafe Cream?
Behr Cafe Cream PPU4-09 is a very light, creamy beige with a clear warm cast from its soft peachy-tan base. Its high lightness keeps it airy on broad walls, while the gentle warmth prevents it from reading as stark white. In bright daylight, Cafe Cream can look clean and pale with a subtle sun-warmed glow; lower or warmer lighting brings out more of its beige character. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and dining areas where a quiet off-white is preferred over a cooler white. Pair it with natural oak, woven fibers, warm white trim, muted clay accents, or deeper brown details for a layered neutral scheme.
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What are Behr Cafe Cream undertones?
Cafe Cream is a near-white, muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. 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:
RGB code:
249, 232, 211
Is Behr Cafe Cream cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 33° on the HSL hue wheel, this Beige sits firmly on the warm side.
PPU4-09 Cafe Cream HSL code: 33, 76%, 90%
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 Cafe Cream
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Cafe Cream:
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
PPU4-09
Cafe Cream
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 Cafe Cream with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Behr Bering Wave and Distant Shore.
LRV of Cafe Cream
Cafe Cream has an LRV of 82.79% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all 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 82.79%, 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 | #f9e8d3 |
| RGB Decimal | 249, 232, 211 |
| RGB Percent | 97.65%, 90.98%, 82.75% |
| HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 15.26% Value: 97.65% |
| HSL | hsl(33, 76, 90) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.83 Yellow: 15.26 Key: 2.35 |
| YIQ | Y: 234.689 I: 16.879 Q: -2.939 |
| XYZ | X: 79.68 Y: 82.558 Z: 73.348 |
| CIE Lab | L:92.82 a:2.401 b:12.298 |
| CIE Luv | L:92.82 u:11.316 v:17.79 |
| Decimal | 16378067 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.861, -2.473, 15.741 |
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