Behr Dragonfly PPU12-3
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- Dragonfly for living room (3 photos)
- Behr Dragonfly for bathroom (1 photo)
- Behr PPU12-3 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
- Dragonfly for exterior (7 photos)
- Behr Dragonfly reviews (7 photos)
- What are Behr Dragonfly undertones?
- Is Dragonfly PPU12-3 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Dragonfly
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Dragonfly PPU12-3
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Official page: | Dragonfly PPU12-3 |
| Code: | PPU12-3 |
| Name: | Dragonfly |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Dragonfly?
Behr Dragonfly PPU12-3 is a muted blue-green with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it grounded rather than bright. Its medium depth gives walls enough presence for a dining room, bedroom, or home office without making the space feel overly dark. In daylight, Dragonfly can read as a softened teal, while lower or warmer artificial light tends to bring out its subdued gray-green side. Pair it with soft white trim, weathered oak, natural linen, and charcoal accents for a layered, lived-in look. It also makes a strong choice for painted cabinetry when balanced with pale stone counters and warm brass hardware.
Dragonfly for living room (3 photos)
Check out this stunning mid-tone color used in real living rooms. Explore how this blue shade can create a unique space
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Behr PPU12-3 for bathroom
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool mid-tone blue real bathrooms.
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Behr PPU12-3 on kitchen cabinets (3 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool blue hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Dragonfly for exterior (7 photos)
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool blue hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Behr Dragonfly reviews (7 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this blue that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Behr Dragonfly undertones?
Dragonfly is a midtone, muted muted teal-gray. The HEX sample leans teal; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
114, 144, 141
Is Behr Dragonfly cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 174°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
PPU12-3 Dragonfly HSL code: 174, 12%, 51%
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 Dragonfly
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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Dragonfly:
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
PPU12-3
Dragonfly
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 Dragonfly with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 354, such as Behr Folklore and Grand Plum.
LRV of Dragonfly
Dragonfly has an LRV of 26% and refers to Medium 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 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
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 | #72908D |
| RGB Decimal | 114, 144, 141 |
| RGB Percent | 44.71%, 56.47%, 55.29% |
| HSV | Hue: 174° Saturation: 20.83% Value: 56.47% |
| HSL | hsl(174, 12, 51) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 20.83 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 2.08 Key: 43.53 |
| YIQ | Y: 134.688 I: -16.913 Q: -7.28 |
| XYZ | X: 21.719 Y: 25.446 Z: 28.959 |
| CIE Lab | L:57.508 a:-11.162 b:-1.882 |
| CIE Luv | L:57.508 u:-15.438 v:-0.922 |
| Decimal | 7508109 |
| Hunter Lab | 50.444, -11.425, 1.273 |
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