Behr Forever Denim PPU14-05

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What are Behr Forever Denim undertones?
Is Forever Denim PPU14-05 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Forever Denim
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Forever Denim PPU14-05
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	PPU14-05
Name:	Forever Denim
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Forever Denim?

Behr Forever Denim PPU14-05 is a muted medium blue-gray with a cool, slightly smoky cast. Its softened saturation keeps it from reading as a bright navy or crisp slate, making it especially suited to larger wall areas. In daylight, this shade can show its blue character more clearly, while lower or warmer lighting may bring forward its gray side. Use it in a bedroom, office, or bathroom with warm white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal textiles. Forever Denim also makes a grounded option for cabinetry or an exterior front door when paired with clean off-whites and natural stone.

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What are Behr Forever Denim undertones?

Forever Denim is a midtone, very muted blue-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#778590

RGB code:

119, 133, 144

Is Behr Forever Denim cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 206°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

PPU14-05 Forever Denim HSL code: 206, 10%, 52%

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 Forever Denim

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Forever Denim:

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

PPU14-05
Forever Denim

Darker shades

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Forever Denim

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 Forever Denim with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 26, such as Behr Tribeca and Oak Creek.

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Forever Denim

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LRV of Forever Denim

Forever Denim has an LRV of 22.53% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 22.53%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#778590
RGB Decimal	119, 133, 144
RGB Percent	46.67%, 52.16%, 56.47%
HSV	Hue: 206° Saturation: 17.36% Value: 56.47%
HSL	hsl(206, 10, 52)
CMYK	Cyan: 17.36 Magenta: 7.64 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 43.53
YIQ	Y: 130.068 I: -11.877 Q: 0.462
XYZ	X: 21.028 Y: 22.71 Z: 29.654
CIE Lab	L:54.772 a:-2.65 b:-7.618
CIE Luv	L:54.772 u:-7.97 v:-10.524
Decimal	7832976
Hunter Lab	47.655, -4.634, -3.535