Behr Dark Truffle PPU5-19
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| Code: | PPU5-19 |
| Name: | Dark Truffle |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Dark Truffle?
Behr Dark Truffle PPU5-19 is a deep, muted brown with a softened gray cast that keeps it from reading overly warm or rustic. Its low-light value gives it a grounded, enveloping presence on walls, especially in dining rooms, offices, or bedrooms with ample natural light. Warm bulbs bring forward its subtle earthy brown character, while cooler daylight can make the gray-brown side appear more pronounced. Dark Truffle pairs well with creamy off-whites, weathered oak, black metal, and muted clay or olive accents. It also has enough depth for cabinetry or an exterior front door when balanced with lighter trim and surrounding materials.
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What are Behr Dark Truffle undertones?
Dark Truffle is a deep, very muted earthy, slightly muddy brown. The HEX sample has a subtle orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear orange. 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:
89, 77, 70
Is Behr Dark Truffle cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 22°, this brown reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
PPU5-19 Dark Truffle HSL code: 22, 12%, 31%
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 Dark Truffle
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Dark Truffle:
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
PPU5-19
Dark Truffle
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 Dark Truffle with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 202, such as Behr Oceanic Climate and Nor'Wester.
LRV of Dark Truffle
Dark Truffle has an LRV of 8.27% 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 8.27%, 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 | #594d46 |
| RGB Decimal | 89, 77, 70 |
| RGB Percent | 34.90%, 30.20%, 27.45% |
| HSV | Hue: 22° Saturation: 21.35% Value: 34.9% |
| HSL | hsl(22, 12, 31) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 13.48 Yellow: 21.35 Key: 65.1 |
| YIQ | Y: 79.79 I: 9.4 Q: 0.36 |
| XYZ | X: 7.879 Y: 7.874 Z: 6.897 |
| CIE Lab | L:33.719 a:3.707 b:5.995 |
| CIE Luv | L:33.719 u:7.462 v:6.484 |
| Decimal | 5852486 |
| Hunter Lab | 28.061, 1.014, 5.069 |
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