Behr Chic Gray PPU26-10
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| Official page: | Chic Gray PPU26-10 |
| Code: | PPU26-10 |
| Name: | Chic Gray |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Chic Gray?
Behr Chic Gray PPU26-10 is a light, softened gray with a subtle beige cast visible in its muted, slightly warm color value. It sits in the pale mid-range rather than reading as stark white or deep gray, making it useful for larger wall areas where a gentle neutral is wanted. In bright daylight, Chic Gray can appear like a clean, lightly warmed gray; under warmer lamps, its creamy beige note may come forward more clearly. Pair it with off-white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, and charcoal or black metal details for contrast. This shade is especially well suited to living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and painted cabinetry where a low-saturation neutral will not compete with surrounding materials.
Chic Gray for bedroom (3 photos)
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Chic Gray for living room (2 photos)
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What are Behr Chic Gray undertones?
Chic Gray is a light, near-neutral light gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
207, 204, 197
Is Behr Chic Gray cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 42°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
PPU26-10 Chic Gray HSL code: 42, 9%, 79%
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 Chic Gray
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Chic Gray:
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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Chic Gray
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 Chic Gray with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 222, such as Behr Hypnotic and Midnight Blue.
LRV of Chic Gray
Chic Gray has an LRV of 60% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 60%, 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 | #CFCCC5 |
| RGB Decimal | 207, 204, 197 |
| RGB Percent | 81.18%, 80.00%, 77.25% |
| HSV | Hue: 42° Saturation: 4.83% Value: 81.18% |
| HSL | hsl(42, 9, 79) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 1.45 Yellow: 4.83 Key: 18.82 |
| YIQ | Y: 204.099 I: 4.037 Q: -1.544 |
| XYZ | X: 57.401 Y: 60.483 Z: 61.459 |
| CIE Lab | L:82.1 a:-0.211 b:3.851 |
| CIE Luv | L:82.1 u:2.12 v:5.776 |
| Decimal | 13618373 |
| Hunter Lab | 77.771, -4.351, 7.585 |
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