Behr Hot Gossip P150-4
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| Code: | P150-4 |
| Name: | Hot Gossip |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Hot Gossip?
Behr Hot Gossip P150-4 is a medium-light pink with a warm coral-red cast that keeps it from reading overly sweet. Its softened saturation gives walls noticeable color without the intensity of a bright fuchsia or true red. In sunny rooms, Hot Gossip can look clearer and slightly more coral, while lower or cooler light may bring out its muted rosy side. Try it on a powder room, bedroom accent wall, or painted dresser with warm white trim, pale oak, brass, and soft cream textiles. For contrast, pair this color with dusty blue-gray, deep charcoal, or dark green accents.
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What are Behr Hot Gossip undertones?
Hot Gossip is a mid-light, clear dusty rose. The HEX sample leans pink-red; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. 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:
224, 124, 137
Is Behr Hot Gossip cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 352° on the HSL hue wheel, this Red sits firmly on the warm side.
P150-4 Hot Gossip HSL code: 352, 62%, 68%
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 Hot Gossip
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 Red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Hot Gossip:
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
P150-4
Hot Gossip
Darker shades
P150-4
Hot Gossip
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 Hot Gossip with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 172, such as Behr Spring Stream and Whipped Mint.
LRV of Hot Gossip
Hot Gossip has an LRV of 33.12% 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 33.12%, 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 | #e07c89 |
| RGB Decimal | 224, 124, 137 |
| RGB Percent | 87.84%, 48.63%, 53.73% |
| HSV | Hue: 352° Saturation: 44.64% Value: 87.84% |
| HSL | hsl(352, 62, 68) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 44.64 Yellow: 38.84 Key: 12.16 |
| YIQ | Y: 155.382 I: 55.413 Q: 25.199 |
| XYZ | X: 42.465 Y: 32.072 Z: 27.614 |
| CIE Lab | L:63.403 a:39.986 b:10.305 |
| CIE Luv | L:63.403 u:67.814 v:6.328 |
| Decimal | 14711945 |
| Hunter Lab | 56.633, 34.739, 10.733 |
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