Behr Earthnut PPU5-16
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| Code: | PPU5-16 |
| Name: | Earthnut |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Earthnut?
Behr Earthnut PPU5-16 is a muted medium taupe with a noticeable warm brown cast and a soft touch of gray. Its restrained saturation keeps it from reading overly beige, giving walls a grounded, lived-in look rather than a yellowed one. In bright daylight, Earthnut can appear lighter and more neutral; under warm evening bulbs, its brown and subtle rosy undertones become more apparent. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and dining areas where a mid-depth neutral is wanted without the starkness of cool gray. Pair it with creamy off-whites, charcoal accents, aged brass, natural oak, and textured linen for a layered palette. This shade also has enough depth for cabinetry or an exterior trim detail when paired with a lighter body color.
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What are Behr Earthnut undertones?
Earthnut is a midtone, muted caramel orange. The HEX sample leans orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. 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:
157, 134, 117
Is Behr Earthnut cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 26°, this dark red reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
PPU5-16 Earthnut HSL code: 26, 17%, 54%
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 Earthnut
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 dark red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Earthnut:
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
PPU5-16
Earthnut
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 Earthnut with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 206, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of Earthnut
Earthnut has an LRV of 25.98% 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 25.98%, 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 | #9d8675 |
| RGB Decimal | 157, 134, 117 |
| RGB Percent | 61.57%, 52.55%, 45.88% |
| HSV | Hue: 26° Saturation: 25.48% Value: 61.57% |
| HSL | hsl(26, 17, 54) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 14.65 Yellow: 25.48 Key: 38.43 |
| YIQ | Y: 138.939 I: 19.169 Q: -0.425 |
| XYZ | X: 25.641 Y: 25.504 Z: 20.397 |
| CIE Lab | L:57.563 a:5.991 b:12.396 |
| CIE Luv | L:57.563 u:15.463 v:15.468 |
| Decimal | 10323573 |
| Hunter Lab | 50.501, 2.252, 11.404 |
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