Behr Chamois Tan PPU8-07
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| Code: | PPU8-07 |
| Name: | Chamois Tan |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Chamois Tan?
Behr Chamois Tan PPU8-07 is a muted, medium-light tan with a softly warm, khaki-beige cast. Its low-key saturation keeps it from reading overly yellow, giving walls a grounded, natural look rather than a bright sandy one. In daylight, the color shows its gentle golden-brown warmth, while evening lighting can make it appear deeper and more subdued. Use it in living rooms, bedrooms, or hallways alongside creamy off-whites, aged brass, medium wood tones, and textured linen. It can also bring a cohesive, earthy backdrop to cabinetry or a covered exterior surface.
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What are Behr Chamois Tan undertones?
Chamois Tan is a mid-light, muted caramel tan. 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:
179, 163, 133
Is Behr Chamois Tan cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 39°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
PPU8-07 Chamois Tan HSL code: 39, 23%, 61%
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 Chamois Tan
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 Chamois Tan:
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
PPU8-07
Chamois Tan
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 Chamois Tan with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 219, such as Behr Shaved Ice and Adirondack Blue.
LRV of Chamois Tan
Chamois Tan has an LRV of 37.44% 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 37.44%, 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 | #b3a385 |
| RGB Decimal | 179, 163, 133 |
| RGB Percent | 70.20%, 63.92%, 52.16% |
| HSV | Hue: 39° Saturation: 25.7% Value: 70.2% |
| HSL | hsl(39, 23, 61) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.94 Yellow: 25.7 Key: 29.8 |
| YIQ | Y: 164.364 I: 19.175 Q: -5.951 |
| XYZ | X: 35.921 Y: 37.473 Z: 27.525 |
| CIE Lab | L:67.63 a:1.025 b:17.731 |
| CIE Luv | L:67.63 u:11.675 v:23.913 |
| Decimal | 11772805 |
| Hunter Lab | 61.215, -2.381, 16.191 |
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