Behr Embroidery PPU17-09
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| Code: | PPU17-09 |
| Name: | Embroidery |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Embroidery?
Behr Embroidery PPU17-09 is a light, muted blush-neutral with a soft gray cast that keeps its pink tone restrained. Its low saturation gives walls a powdery, gently weathered appearance rather than a bright pastel look. In daylight, Embroidery reads as a pale rosy beige, while lower or cooler light can bring out its quieter gray undertone. It suits bedrooms, dressing areas, and softly layered living rooms, especially alongside creamy whites, warm taupe, natural oak, linen, and brushed brass. Use this color on all four walls for a subtle wash of warmth or on cabinetry and a single accent wall for a quieter contrast.
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What are Behr Embroidery undertones?
Embroidery is a light, very muted pale rose-beige. The HEX sample has a subtle pink-red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear pink-red. 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:
212, 190, 191
Is Behr Embroidery cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 357°, this Pink reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
PPU17-09 Embroidery HSL code: 357, 20%, 79%
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 Embroidery
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 Pink shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Embroidery:
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.
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 Embroidery with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 177, such as Behr Longmeadow and Greenwich Village.
LRV of Embroidery
Embroidery has an LRV of 55.59% 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 55.59%, 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 | #d4bebf |
| RGB Decimal | 212, 190, 191 |
| RGB Percent | 83.14%, 74.51%, 74.90% |
| HSV | Hue: 357° Saturation: 10.38% Value: 83.14% |
| HSL | hsl(357, 20, 79) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.38 Yellow: 9.91 Key: 16.86 |
| YIQ | Y: 196.692 I: 12.788 Q: 4.965 |
| XYZ | X: 54.967 Y: 54.587 Z: 56.917 |
| CIE Lab | L:78.803 a:7.942 b:2.342 |
| CIE Luv | L:78.803 u:12.968 v:2.054 |
| Decimal | 13942463 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.883, 3.506, 6.043 |
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