Behr Elephant Skin PPU18-16
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| Code: | PPU18-16 |
| Name: | Elephant Skin |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Elephant Skin?
Behr Elephant Skin PPU18-16 is a muted mid-tone gray with a noticeable warm, beige-brown cast. Its low saturation keeps it soft and grounded rather than stark, making it a practical wall color for living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways. In bright daylight, Elephant Skin can read as a light warm gray, while lower or warmer artificial light may bring out its taupe-like undertone. Pair it with creamy whites, charcoal accents, black metal, natural oak, or weathered wood for a layered, restrained look. It also has enough depth for cabinetry or an exterior trim color when surrounded by lighter finishes.
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What are Behr Elephant Skin undertones?
Elephant Skin is a midtone, near-neutral medium gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
151, 146, 139
Is Behr Elephant Skin cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 35°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
PPU18-16 Elephant Skin HSL code: 35, 5%, 57%
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 Elephant Skin
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 Elephant Skin:
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
PPU18-16
Elephant Skin
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 Elephant Skin with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 215, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Elephant Skin
Elephant Skin has an LRV of 29.23% 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 29.23%, 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 | #97928b |
| RGB Decimal | 151, 146, 139 |
| RGB Percent | 59.22%, 57.25%, 54.51% |
| HSV | Hue: 35° Saturation: 7.95% Value: 59.22% |
| HSL | hsl(35, 5, 57) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.31 Yellow: 7.95 Key: 40.78 |
| YIQ | Y: 146.697 I: 5.229 Q: -1.121 |
| XYZ | X: 27.701 Y: 29.001 Z: 28.558 |
| CIE Lab | L:60.783 a:0.542 b:4.362 |
| CIE Luv | L:60.783 u:3.326 v:6.022 |
| Decimal | 9933451 |
| Hunter Lab | 53.853, -2.427, 6.256 |
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