Behr Lily Of The Nile PPU16-05
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| Code: | PPU16-05 |
| Name: | Lily Of The Nile |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Lily Of The Nile?
Behr Lily Of The Nile PPU16-05 is a muted blue-violet with a noticeable lavender cast, sitting at a comfortable medium-light depth. Its softened saturation keeps the color from reading overly sweet or bright, giving walls a gentle periwinkle appearance instead. In cooler daylight, Lily Of The Nile can look more blue, while warm lamps tend to bring its violet undertone forward. It suits bedrooms, reading nooks, and powder rooms, and can also make a restrained statement on built-ins or lower cabinetry. Pair it with soft white trim, pale gray textiles, light oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal accents for contrast.
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What are Behr Lily Of The Nile undertones?
Lily Of The Nile is a midtone, soft mauve. The HEX sample leans purple; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm light may bring out its red or mauve side, while cool daylight can make the violet direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
145, 145, 187
Is Behr Lily Of The Nile cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 240°, this Purple reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
PPU16-05 Lily Of The Nile HSL code: 240, 24%, 65%
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 Lily Of The Nile
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 Purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Lily Of The Nile:
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
PPU16-05
Lily Of The Nile
Darker shades
PPU16-05
Lily Of The Nile
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 Lily Of The Nile with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 60, such as Behr Dusty Olive and Mossy Bank.
LRV of Lily Of The Nile
Lily Of The Nile has an LRV of 30.58% 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 30.58%, 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 | #9191bb |
| RGB Decimal | 145, 145, 187 |
| RGB Percent | 56.86%, 56.86%, 73.33% |
| HSV | Hue: 240° Saturation: 22.46% Value: 73.33% |
| HSL | hsl(240, 24, 65) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 22.46 Magenta: 22.46 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 26.67 |
| YIQ | Y: 149.788 I: -13.496 Q: 13.07 |
| XYZ | X: 30.769 Y: 29.858 Z: 51.142 |
| CIE Lab | L:61.531 a:9.131 b:-21.792 |
| CIE Luv | L:61.531 u:-2.493 v:-34.547 |
| Decimal | 9540027 |
| Hunter Lab | 54.642, 4.89, -17.243 |
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