Behr Hazy Skies PPU14-12
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| Code: | PPU14-12 |
| Name: | Hazy Skies |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Hazy Skies?
Behr Hazy Skies PPU14-12 is a light, muted blue-gray with a cool cast and enough gray to keep it from reading overly sweet or pastel. Its soft, low-saturation appearance suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and living areas where a clean but gently colored wall is wanted. In bright daylight, Hazy Skies can show more of its airy blue side, while lower or warmer lighting may bring its gray undertone forward. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal accents for a restrained, layered look. It also makes a considered choice for cabinetry or an exterior accent when surrounded by white, stone, or weathered wood.
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What are Behr Hazy Skies undertones?
Hazy Skies is a mid-light, very muted pale 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:
RGB code:
173, 187, 196
Is Behr Hazy Skies cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 203°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
PPU14-12 Hazy Skies HSL code: 203, 16%, 72%
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 Hazy Skies
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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Hazy Skies:
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
PPU14-12
Hazy Skies
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 Hazy Skies with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 23, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Hazy Skies
Hazy Skies has an LRV of 47.87% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 47.87%, 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 | #adbbc4 |
| RGB Decimal | 173, 187, 196 |
| RGB Percent | 67.84%, 73.33%, 76.86% |
| HSV | Hue: 203° Saturation: 11.73% Value: 76.86% |
| HSL | hsl(203, 16, 72) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 11.73 Magenta: 4.59 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 23.14 |
| YIQ | Y: 183.84 I: -11.235 Q: -0.161 |
| XYZ | X: 44.965 Y: 48.41 Z: 59.185 |
| CIE Lab | L:75.083 a:-3.001 b:-6.183 |
| CIE Luv | L:75.083 u:-8.051 v:-8.855 |
| Decimal | 11385796 |
| Hunter Lab | 69.577, -6.403, -1.73 |
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