Behr Lemon Balm PPU8-13
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| Code: | PPU8-13 |
| Name: | Lemon Balm |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Lemon Balm?
Behr Lemon Balm PPU8-13 is a light, muted yellow-beige with a soft creamy cast and gentle warmth. Its low saturation keeps it from reading as bright yellow, giving walls a quiet parchment-like appearance instead. In bright daylight, this shade can look pale and airy, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its beige, golden undertone. It suits kitchens, breakfast rooms, and living spaces where natural wood, woven fibers, and warm white trim are part of the palette. Pair Lemon Balm with oatmeal textiles, honey-toned oak, soft terracotta, or subdued olive accents for a layered, grounded room.
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What are Behr Lemon Balm undertones?
Lemon Balm is a light, muted straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:
229, 217, 182
Is Behr Lemon Balm cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 45° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
PPU8-13 Lemon Balm HSL code: 45, 47%, 81%
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 Lemon Balm
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Lemon Balm:
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
PPU8-13
Lemon Balm
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 Lemon Balm with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 225, such as Behr Hypnotic and Midnight Blue.
LRV of Lemon Balm
Lemon Balm has an LRV of 68.97% and refers to Light colors that reflect most of the incident 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 68.97%, 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 | #e5d9b6 |
| RGB Decimal | 229, 217, 182 |
| RGB Percent | 89.80%, 85.10%, 71.37% |
| HSV | Hue: 45° Saturation: 20.52% Value: 89.8% |
| HSL | hsl(45, 47, 81) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.24 Yellow: 20.52 Key: 10.2 |
| YIQ | Y: 216.598 I: 18.398 Q: -8.354 |
| XYZ | X: 65.569 Y: 69.662 Z: 54.235 |
| CIE Lab | L:86.831 a:-1.441 b:18.755 |
| CIE Luv | L:86.831 u:9.205 v:27.192 |
| Decimal | 15063478 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.464, -5.834, 19.898 |
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