Behr Duchess Lilac PPU16-13
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| Code: | PPU16-13 |
| Name: | Duchess Lilac |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Duchess Lilac?
Behr Duchess Lilac PPU16-13 is a muted mid-tone purple with a noticeable gray cast, reading more like softened lavender than a bright floral lilac. Its subtle blue-violet lean keeps the color slightly cool, while the softened red component prevents it from feeling stark. In bright daylight, Duchess Lilac can appear airy and powdery; under warmer lamps, its grayness becomes more apparent and the purple looks deeper. It is well suited to bedroom walls, a reading nook, or a powder room where a low-saturation color can add definition without dominating the room. Pair it with soft white trim, charcoal accents, pale oak, brushed nickel, or dusty blue-gray textiles for a restrained layered palette.
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What are Behr Duchess Lilac undertones?
Duchess Lilac is a midtone, 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:
155, 144, 157
Is Behr Duchess Lilac cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 291°, this Purple leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
PPU16-13 Duchess Lilac HSL code: 291, 6%, 59%
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 Duchess Lilac
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 Duchess Lilac:
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
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Duchess Lilac
Darker shades
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Duchess Lilac
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 Duchess Lilac with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 111, such as Behr Shy Green and Brook Green.
LRV of Duchess Lilac
Duchess Lilac has an LRV of 30.13% 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 30.13%, 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 | #9b909d |
| RGB Decimal | 155, 144, 157 |
| RGB Percent | 60.78%, 56.47%, 61.57% |
| HSV | Hue: 291° Saturation: 8.28% Value: 61.57% |
| HSL | hsl(291, 6, 59) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 1.27 Magenta: 8.28 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 38.43 |
| YIQ | Y: 148.771 I: 2.377 Q: 6.372 |
| XYZ | X: 29.575 Y: 29.35 Z: 35.996 |
| CIE Lab | L:61.089 a:6.538 b:-5.38 |
| CIE Luv | L:61.089 u:5.481 v:-8.882 |
| Decimal | 10195101 |
| Hunter Lab | 54.175, 2.64, -1.472 |
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