Behr Delicate Lace PPU5-11
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| Code: | PPU5-11 |
| Name: | Delicate Lace |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Delicate Lace?
Behr Delicate Lace PPU5-11 is a pale, warm off-white with a softly creamy beige cast. Its #f3e6d4 color value gives it a light, low-saturation appearance that reads warmer than a stark white without becoming noticeably yellow. In bright daylight, Delicate Lace can look like a gentle ivory; under incandescent or evening lighting, its peach-beige warmth becomes more apparent. It suits bedrooms, living rooms, and softly lit hallways, especially alongside natural oak, linen upholstery, woven textures, and warm white trim. Pair this shade with muted clay, sandy taupe, dusty green, or charcoal accents for definition.
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What are Behr Delicate Lace undertones?
Delicate Lace is a near-white, very muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-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:
243, 230, 212
Is Behr Delicate Lace cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 35° on the HSL hue wheel, this Beige sits firmly on the warm side.
PPU5-11 Delicate Lace HSL code: 35, 56%, 89%
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 Delicate Lace
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Delicate Lace:
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
PPU5-11
Delicate Lace
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 Delicate Lace with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Behr South Pacific and Jean Jacket Blue.
LRV of Delicate Lace
Delicate Lace has an LRV of 80.5% and refers to Off‑White colors that reflect a lot of 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 80.5%, 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 | #f3e6d4 |
| RGB Decimal | 243, 230, 212 |
| RGB Percent | 95.29%, 90.20%, 83.14% |
| HSV | Hue: 35° Saturation: 12.76% Value: 95.29% |
| HSL | hsl(35, 56, 89) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.35 Yellow: 12.76 Key: 4.71 |
| YIQ | Y: 231.835 I: 13.531 Q: -2.852 |
| XYZ | X: 77.141 Y: 80.403 Z: 73.725 |
| CIE Lab | L:91.865 a:1.456 b:10.352 |
| CIE Luv | L:91.865 u:8.685 v:15.147 |
| Decimal | 15984340 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.668, -3.356, 14.019 |
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