Behr Chinese Jade PPU10-09
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| Code: | PPU10-09 |
| Name: | Chinese Jade |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Chinese Jade?
Behr Chinese Jade PPU10-09 is a light, muted yellow-green with a soft gray cast that keeps it from looking overly leafy or bright. Its low saturation gives walls a quiet, powdery appearance, while the gentle olive undertone adds more warmth than a typical pale sage. In daylight, Chinese Jade can read as a subtle green-gray; under warmer bulbs, its creamy yellow notes become more apparent. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchens where a light neutral is wanted with more character than off-white. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven fibers, and charcoal or deep olive accents for contrast.
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What are Behr Chinese Jade undertones?
Chinese Jade is a light, muted pale khaki. The HEX sample leans yellow-green; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
203, 209, 186
Is Behr Chinese Jade cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 76°, this Green leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
PPU10-09 Chinese Jade HSL code: 76, 20%, 77%
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 Chinese Jade
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Chinese Jade:
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
PPU10-09
Chinese Jade
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 Chinese Jade with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 256, such as Behr Mardi Gras and Hyacinth Arbor.
LRV of Chinese Jade
Chinese Jade has an LRV of 60.68% 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 60.68%, 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 | #cbd1ba |
| RGB Decimal | 203, 209, 186 |
| RGB Percent | 79.61%, 81.96%, 72.94% |
| HSV | Hue: 76° Saturation: 11.0% Value: 81.96% |
| HSL | hsl(76, 20, 77) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 2.87 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 11.0 Key: 18.04 |
| YIQ | Y: 204.584 I: 3.816 Q: -8.427 |
| XYZ | X: 56.29 Y: 61.843 Z: 55.412 |
| CIE Lab | L:82.83 a:-6.101 b:10.718 |
| CIE Luv | L:82.83 u:-2.236 v:16.776 |
| Decimal | 13357498 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.64, -9.851, 13.27 |
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