Behr Letter Gray PPU24-20
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| Code: | PPU24-20 |
| Name: | Letter Gray |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Letter Gray?
Behr Letter Gray PPU24-20 is a muted medium gray with a faint warm cast that keeps it from reading stark or blue. Its low saturation gives walls a soft, matte-looking visual effect, even when used in a standard interior sheen. In bright daylight, Letter Gray appears clean and balanced, while lower light can bring out its slightly softened, earthy side. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, and home offices where a grounded neutral is needed without creating too much contrast. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, black metal details, or charcoal accents for a layered gray scheme.
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What are Behr Letter Gray undertones?
Letter 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:
143, 143, 139
Is Behr Letter Gray cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 60°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
PPU24-20 Letter Gray HSL code: 60, 2%, 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 Letter 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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Letter 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
PPU24-20
Letter 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 Letter Gray with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 240, such as Behr Blue Aura and Camelot.
LRV of Letter Gray
Letter Gray has an LRV of 27.46% 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 27.46%, 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 | #8f8f8b |
| RGB Decimal | 143, 143, 139 |
| RGB Percent | 56.08%, 56.08%, 54.51% |
| HSV | Hue: 60° Saturation: 2.8% Value: 56.08% |
| HSL | hsl(60, 2, 55) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 2.8 Key: 43.92 |
| YIQ | Y: 142.544 I: 1.285 Q: -1.245 |
| XYZ | X: 25.809 Y: 27.349 Z: 28.338 |
| CIE Lab | L:59.296 a:-0.771 b:2.127 |
| CIE Luv | L:59.296 u:0.225 v:3.121 |
| Decimal | 9408395 |
| Hunter Lab | 52.296, -3.424, 4.479 |
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