Behr Chipotle Paste PPU2-01
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| Code: | PPU2-01 |
| Name: | Chipotle Paste |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Chipotle Paste?
Behr Chipotle Paste PPU2-01 is a deep, muted red-brown with a noticeable earthy cast. Its low brightness gives it substantial visual weight, while the softened red undertone keeps it from reading as a plain brown. In daylight, Chipotle Paste can show more of its dusty brick-red character; under warm evening lighting, it settles into a darker, richer brown-red. It makes a strong choice for a dining room, library, powder room, or an accent wall behind light wood furniture. Pair it with creamy off-whites, warm taupe, aged brass, cognac leather, and natural oak for a grounded, layered interior.
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What are Behr Chipotle Paste undertones?
Chipotle Paste is a deep, muted earthy red. The HEX sample leans red; 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:
104, 62, 59
Is Behr Chipotle Paste cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 4°, this dark red reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
PPU2-01 Chipotle Paste HSL code: 4, 28%, 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 Chipotle Paste
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 red shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Chipotle Paste:
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
PPU2-01
Chipotle Paste
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 Chipotle Paste with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 184, such as Behr Greenwich Village and Oceanic Climate.
LRV of Chipotle Paste
Chipotle Paste has an LRV of 7.26% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 7.26%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #683e3b |
| RGB Decimal | 104, 62, 59 |
| RGB Percent | 40.78%, 24.31%, 23.14% |
| HSV | Hue: 4° Saturation: 43.27% Value: 40.78% |
| HSL | hsl(4, 28, 32) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 40.38 Yellow: 43.27 Key: 59.22 |
| YIQ | Y: 74.216 I: 25.992 Q: 7.951 |
| XYZ | X: 8.221 Y: 6.705 Z: 4.998 |
| CIE Lab | L:31.125 a:17.999 b:9.642 |
| CIE Luv | L:31.125 u:27.443 v:7.745 |
| Decimal | 6831675 |
| Hunter Lab | 25.893, 11.361, 6.682 |
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