Behr Hilo Bay PPU15-09
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| Code: | PPU15-09 |
| Name: | Hilo Bay |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Hilo Bay?
Behr Hilo Bay PPU15-09 is a muted medium blue with a noticeable gray cast, giving it a grounded, slightly weathered appearance. Its cool blue character is softened by the restrained saturation, so it reads more like a blue-gray than a bright coastal blue. In daylight, the blue is clearer, while lower or warmer light can bring its gray side forward. Use it on bedroom or living room walls with crisp white trim, pale oak, linen upholstery, and brushed nickel or black metal details. Hilo Bay also has enough depth for a painted cabinet, door, or exterior accent paired with soft off-whites and charcoal gray.
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What are Behr Hilo Bay undertones?
Hilo Bay is a midtone, muted dusty blue. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
118, 138, 161
Is Behr Hilo Bay cool or warm?
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cool
With a hue of 212°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
PPU15-09 Hilo Bay HSL code: 212, 19%, 55%
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 Hilo Bay
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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Hilo Bay:
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
PPU15-09
Hilo Bay
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 Hilo Bay with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 32, such as Behr Oak Creek and Chicago Fog.
LRV of Hilo Bay
Hilo Bay has an LRV of 24.27% 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 24.27%, 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 | #768aa1 |
| RGB Decimal | 118, 138, 161 |
| RGB Percent | 46.27%, 54.12%, 63.14% |
| HSV | Hue: 212° Saturation: 26.71% Value: 63.14% |
| HSL | hsl(212, 19, 55) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 26.71 Magenta: 14.29 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 36.86 |
| YIQ | Y: 134.642 I: -19.309 Q: 2.927 |
| XYZ | X: 22.99 Y: 24.601 Z: 37.246 |
| CIE Lab | L:56.684 a:-1.761 b:-14.555 |
| CIE Luv | L:56.684 u:-11.261 v:-21.229 |
| Decimal | 7768737 |
| Hunter Lab | 49.599, -4.06, -9.803 |
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