Behr Fashion Gray PPU18-15
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| Code: | PPU18-15 |
| Name: | Fashion Gray |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Fashion Gray?
Behr Fashion Gray PPU18-15 is a muted mid-tone gray with a noticeable warm cast, leaning toward soft beige-taupe rather than a crisp, blue-gray finish. Its low saturation keeps it quiet and grounded, making it a practical option for larger wall areas where a stronger neutral might feel heavy. In daylight, this color can read as a gentle warm gray; under incandescent lighting, its beige undertone becomes more apparent. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways paired with creamy whites, natural oak, linen upholstery, and matte black hardware. Fashion Gray also has enough depth for cabinetry or an exterior accent when surrounded by lighter trim.
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What are Behr Fashion Gray undertones?
Fashion Gray is a mid-light, very muted muted beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:
162, 156, 148
Is Behr Fashion Gray cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 34°, this Beige leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
PPU18-15 Fashion Gray HSL code: 34, 7%, 61%
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 Fashion Gray
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Fashion Gray:
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
PPU18-15
Fashion Gray
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 Fashion Gray with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 214, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Fashion Gray
Fashion Gray has an LRV of 33.82% 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 33.82%, 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 | #a29c94 |
| RGB Decimal | 162, 156, 148 |
| RGB Percent | 63.53%, 61.18%, 58.04% |
| HSV | Hue: 34° Saturation: 8.64% Value: 63.53% |
| HSL | hsl(34, 7, 61) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.7 Yellow: 8.64 Key: 36.47 |
| YIQ | Y: 156.882 I: 6.146 Q: -1.22 |
| XYZ | X: 32.133 Y: 33.597 Z: 32.801 |
| CIE Lab | L:64.641 a:0.725 b:4.964 |
| CIE Luv | L:64.641 u:3.98 v:6.91 |
| Decimal | 10656916 |
| Hunter Lab | 57.963, -2.479, 7.022 |
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