Behr Heavy Cream PPU5-10
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| Code: | PPU5-10 |
| Name: | Heavy Cream |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Heavy Cream?
Behr Heavy Cream PPU5-10 is a pale, warm off-white with a soft creamy cast rather than a stark white appearance. Its #f5ebdc value gives it gentle beige-yellow undertones that can read brighter in direct daylight and slightly richer under warm lamps. Use it on living room, bedroom, or hallway walls when you want a light backdrop with more warmth than a clean white. Heavy Cream pairs well with natural oak, linen upholstery, aged brass, terracotta, and muted olive accents. It can also suit cabinetry or trim in rooms where pure white would feel too crisp.
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What are Behr Heavy Cream undertones?
Heavy Cream is a near-white, very muted creamy off-white. 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:
245, 235, 220
Is Behr Heavy Cream cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 36° on the HSL hue wheel, this Grey sits firmly on the warm side.
PPU5-10 Heavy Cream HSL code: 36, 56%, 91%
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 Heavy Cream
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 Heavy Cream:
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
PPU5-10
Heavy Cream
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 Heavy Cream with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 216, such as Behr South Pacific and Jean Jacket Blue.
LRV of Heavy Cream
Heavy Cream has an LRV of 84.09% and refers to White colors that reflect almost all 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 84.09%, 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 | #f5ebdc |
| RGB Decimal | 245, 235, 220 |
| RGB Percent | 96.08%, 92.16%, 86.27% |
| HSV | Hue: 36° Saturation: 10.2% Value: 96.08% |
| HSL | hsl(36, 56, 91) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.08 Yellow: 10.2 Key: 3.92 |
| YIQ | Y: 236.28 I: 10.779 Q: -2.553 |
| XYZ | X: 80.28 Y: 83.997 Z: 79.675 |
| CIE Lab | L:93.449 a:0.872 b:8.48 |
| CIE Luv | L:93.449 u:6.677 v:12.577 |
| Decimal | 16116700 |
| Hunter Lab | 91.65, -4.031, 12.612 |
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