Behr Caribe PPU13-01
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| Code: | PPU13-01 |
| Name: | Caribe |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Caribe?
Behr Caribe PPU13-01 is a medium-deep teal that sits between blue and green, with a clear cool cast and noticeable saturation. Its blue-green character reads crisp in daylight, while lower or warmer lighting can make it appear deeper and slightly more muted. Use Caribe on a powder room wall, a built-in bookcase, or kitchen cabinetry when you want color with more presence than a pale aqua. It pairs well with soft white trim, light oak, woven natural fibers, and brushed brass hardware. For a sharper contrast, layer it with charcoal, black accents, or warm clay-colored textiles.
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What are Behr Caribe undertones?
Caribe is a midtone, soft deep teal. The HEX sample leans teal; 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:
20, 125, 135
Is Behr Caribe cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 185° on the HSL hue wheel, this dark blue falls clearly in the cool range.
PPU13-01 Caribe HSL code: 185, 74%, 30%
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 Caribe
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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Caribe:
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
PPU13-01
Caribe
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 Caribe with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 5, such as Behr Sweet Cherry and Rose Pottery.
LRV of Caribe
Caribe has an LRV of 11.55% 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 11.55%, 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
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #147d87 |
| RGB Decimal | 20, 125, 135 |
| RGB Percent | 7.84%, 49.02%, 52.94% |
| HSV | Hue: 185° Saturation: 85.19% Value: 52.94% |
| HSL | hsl(185, 74, 30) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 85.19 Magenta: 7.41 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 47.06 |
| YIQ | Y: 94.745 I: -65.783 Q: -19.099 |
| XYZ | X: 11.993 Y: 16.564 Z: 25.48 |
| CIE Lab | L:47.706 a:-23.809 b:-13.41 |
| CIE Luv | L:47.706 u:-34.384 v:-16.023 |
| Decimal | 1342855 |
| Hunter Lab | 40.699, -18.622, -8.631 |
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