Behr Le Luxe PPU25-20
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| Code: | PPU25-20 |
| Name: | Le Luxe |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Le Luxe?
Behr Le Luxe PPU25-20 is a muted, medium-dark blue-gray with a quiet green cast that keeps it from reading as a flat charcoal. Its cool, softened character is especially effective in studies, dining rooms, and bedrooms where a deeper wall color can add definition without becoming overly heavy. In bright daylight, Le Luxe shows more of its blue-gray side; under warm evening bulbs, it can appear slightly smokier and more neutral. Pair it with warm white trim, pale oak, aged brass, or natural linen to bring out its balanced, grounded quality. It also makes a strong choice for cabinetry or a single accent wall when paired with lighter surrounding surfaces.
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What are Behr Le Luxe undertones?
Le Luxe is a midtone, very muted deep teal-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle teal bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear teal. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
94, 104, 105
Is Behr Le Luxe cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 185°, this dark blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
PPU25-20 Le Luxe HSL code: 185, 6%, 39%
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 Le Luxe
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 Le Luxe:
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
PPU25-20
Le Luxe
Darker shades
PPU25-20
Le Luxe
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 Le Luxe with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 5, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Le Luxe
Le Luxe has an LRV of 13.21% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 13.21%, 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 | #5e6869 |
| RGB Decimal | 94, 104, 105 |
| RGB Percent | 36.86%, 40.78%, 41.18% |
| HSV | Hue: 185° Saturation: 10.48% Value: 41.18% |
| HSL | hsl(185, 6, 39) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 10.48 Magenta: 0.95 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 58.82 |
| YIQ | Y: 101.124 I: -6.28 Q: -1.804 |
| XYZ | X: 12.115 Y: 13.3 Z: 15.29 |
| CIE Lab | L:43.212 a:-3.589 b:-1.865 |
| CIE Luv | L:43.212 u:-5.408 v:-1.94 |
| Decimal | 6187113 |
| Hunter Lab | 36.469, -4.522, 0.671 |
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