Behr Courtly Purple S100-3
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| Code: | S100-3 |
| Name: | Courtly Purple |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Courtly Purple?
Behr Courtly Purple S100-3 is a light, muted purple with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it soft rather than sugary. Its pale lavender character can read a little cooler in north-facing rooms, while warmer bulbs bring out a faintly dusty, mauve-leaning look. This shade is well suited to bedroom walls, a powder room, or a quiet home office where a deeper color might feel heavy. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale greige upholstery, weathered oak, or brushed nickel for a calm, lightly layered palette. On cabinetry or a single accent wall, Courtly Purple adds gentle color without dominating the room.
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What are Behr Courtly Purple undertones?
Courtly Purple is a mid-light, very muted muted mauve. The HEX sample has a subtle purple bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear purple. Warm light may bring out its red or mauve side, while cool daylight can make the violet direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
187, 175, 193
Is Behr Courtly Purple cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 280°, this Purple leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
S100-3 Courtly Purple HSL code: 280, 13%, 72%
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 Courtly Purple
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 Purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Courtly Purple:
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
S100-3
Courtly Purple
Darker shades
S100-3
Courtly Purple
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 Courtly Purple with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 100, such as Behr Summer Green and Shy Green.
LRV of Courtly Purple
Courtly Purple has an LRV of 46.05% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 46.05%, 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 | #bbafc1 |
| RGB Decimal | 187, 175, 193 |
| RGB Percent | 73.33%, 68.63%, 75.69% |
| HSV | Hue: 280° Saturation: 9.33% Value: 75.69% |
| HSL | hsl(280, 13, 72) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 3.11 Magenta: 9.33 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 24.31 |
| YIQ | Y: 180.64 I: 1.367 Q: 8.14 |
| XYZ | X: 45.447 Y: 45.075 Z: 56.744 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.941 a:7.615 b:-7.6 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.941 u:5.691 v:-12.747 |
| Decimal | 12300225 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.138, 3.338, -3.114 |
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