Behr Legendary Gray PPU26-03
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- Legendary Gray for bedroom (4 photos)
- Legendary Gray for living room (3 photos)
- Behr Legendary Gray for bathroom (2 photos)
- Behr Legendary Gray reviews (3 photos)
- What are Behr Legendary Gray undertones?
- Is Legendary Gray PPU26-03 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Legendary Gray
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Legendary Gray PPU26-03
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | PPU26-03 |
| Name: | Legendary Gray |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Legendary Gray?
Behr Legendary Gray PPU26-03 is a medium-depth gray with a restrained cool cast, reflected in its slightly blue-leaning #7f8384 color value. It reads clean and muted rather than stark, giving walls enough presence without making a room feel overly dark. In brighter daylight, its blue-gray character may be more noticeable, while lower or warmer lighting can make it appear softer and more neutral. Use it on living room walls, a home office, or exterior siding with crisp white trim, charcoal accents, pale oak, brushed nickel, and black metal details. Legendary Gray also suits cabinetry or an accent wall when paired with warmer wood tones to keep the overall scheme from feeling too cool.
Legendary Gray for bedroom (4 photos)
We’ve hand-picked a beautiful collection of photos of this amazing grey shade used in real bedrooms. Take a look and imagine how this wonderful cool dark paint color could transform your own bedroom space.
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Legendary Gray for living room (3 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space
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Behr PPU26-03 for bathroom (2 photos)
Looking for inspiration for your dream bathroom renovation project? These beautiful handpicked photos will show you this delightfully cool dark grey real bathrooms.
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Behr Legendary Gray reviews (3 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Behr Legendary Gray undertones?
Legendary Gray is a midtone, near-neutral medium gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
127, 131, 132
Is Behr Legendary Gray cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 192°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
PPU26-03 Legendary Gray HSL code: 192, 2%, 51%
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 Legendary Gray
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 black shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Legendary Gray:
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
PPU26-03
Legendary Gray
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 Legendary Gray with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 12, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Legendary Gray
Legendary Gray has an LRV of 22.47% 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 22.47%, 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 | #7f8384 |
| RGB Decimal | 127, 131, 132 |
| RGB Percent | 49.80%, 51.37%, 51.76% |
| HSV | Hue: 192° Saturation: 3.79% Value: 51.76% |
| HSL | hsl(192, 2, 51) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 3.79 Magenta: 0.76 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 48.24 |
| YIQ | Y: 129.918 I: -2.705 Q: -0.535 |
| XYZ | X: 21.032 Y: 22.41 Z: 25.041 |
| CIE Lab | L:54.46 a:-1.279 b:-1.053 |
| CIE Luv | L:54.46 u:-2.291 v:-1.267 |
| Decimal | 8356740 |
| Hunter Lab | 47.34, -3.539, 1.775 |
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