Behr Chimney PPU25-22

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Chimney for bedroom (1 photo)
Chimney for living room (3 photos)
Behr Chimney reviews (2 photos)
What are Behr Chimney undertones?
Is Chimney PPU25-22 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Chimney
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Chimney PPU25-22
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	PPU25-22
Name:	Chimney
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Chimney?

Behr Chimney PPU25-22 is a deep, low-saturation blue-gray with a charcoal-like weight. Its cool cast is subtle rather than vividly blue, giving walls a grounded slate appearance in brighter daylight and a darker charcoal read in dimmer rooms. Use Chimney on cabinetry, a study wall, or exterior trim when you want definition without the starkness of black. It pairs well with warm white paint, pale oak, brushed nickel, and softened tan or clay accents that offset its coolness.

Chimney for bedroom

We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.

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Chimney for living room (3 photos)

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

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Behr Chimney reviews (2 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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What are Behr Chimney undertones?

Chimney is a deep, very muted slate blue. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#4A5257

RGB code:

74, 82, 87

Is Behr Chimney cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 203°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

PPU25-22 Chimney HSL code: 203, 8%, 32%

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 Chimney

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Chimney:

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

PPU25-22
Chimney

Darker shades

PPU25-22
Chimney

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 Chimney with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 23, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.

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Chimney

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LRV of Chimney

Chimney has an LRV of 8.34% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 8.34%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#4a5257
RGB Decimal	74, 82, 87
RGB Percent	29.02%, 32.16%, 34.12%
HSV	Hue: 203° Saturation: 14.94% Value: 34.12%
HSL	hsl(203, 8, 32)
CMYK	Cyan: 14.94 Magenta: 5.75 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 65.88
YIQ	Y: 80.178 I: -6.374 Q: -0.136
XYZ	X: 7.561 Y: 8.178 Z: 10.194
CIE Lab	L:34.352 a:-1.993 b:-4.003
CIE Luv	L:34.352 u:-4.366 v:-4.755
Decimal	4870743
Hunter Lab	28.598, -2.852, -1.117