Behr Desert Springs PPU10-15
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- Behr Desert Springs reviews (23 photos)
- What are Behr Desert Springs undertones?
- Is Desert Springs PPU10-15 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Desert Springs
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Desert Springs PPU10-15
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | PPU10-15 |
| Name: | Desert Springs |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Desert Springs?
Behr Desert Springs PPU10-15 is a pale, muted yellow-green neutral with a soft gray cast that keeps it from reading overly creamy. Its light value makes it well suited to full-room walls, especially in bedrooms, kitchens, and hallways that need a quiet backdrop without looking stark white. In bright daylight, Desert Springs can show more of its subtle green-khaki undertone, while lower or warmer lighting brings forward its gentle beige-gray side. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven fibers, and aged brass for an easy, grounded palette. Deep olive, charcoal, and dusty blue accents give this shade more definition without overwhelming its low-key character.
Behr Desert Springs reviews (23 photos)
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What are Behr Desert Springs undertones?
Desert Springs is a light, very muted straw beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow. 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:
220, 221, 203
Is Behr Desert Springs cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 63°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
PPU10-15 Desert Springs HSL code: 63, 21%, 83%
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 Desert Springs
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Desert Springs:
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
PPU10-15
Desert Springs
Darker shades
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Desert Springs
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 Desert Springs with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 243, such as Behr Camelot and Little Theater.
LRV of Desert Springs
Desert Springs has an LRV of 70.46% 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 70.46%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #dcddcb |
| RGB Decimal | 220, 221, 203 |
| RGB Percent | 86.27%, 86.67%, 79.61% |
| HSV | Hue: 63° Saturation: 8.14% Value: 86.67% |
| HSL | hsl(63, 21, 83) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.45 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 8.14 Key: 13.33 |
| YIQ | Y: 218.649 I: 5.188 Q: -5.813 |
| XYZ | X: 66.149 Y: 71.241 Z: 66.75 |
| CIE Lab | L:87.602 a:-3.463 b:8.724 |
| CIE Luv | L:87.602 u:0.408 v:13.592 |
| Decimal | 14474699 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.404, -7.814, 12.194 |
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