Behr Mined Coal PPU18-18
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- Mined Coal for living room (4 photos)
- Behr PPU18-18 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
- Mined Coal for exterior (4 photos)
- Behr Mined Coal reviews (3 photos)
- What are Behr Mined Coal undertones?
- Is Mined Coal PPU18-18 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Mined Coal
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Mined Coal PPU18-18
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | PPU18-18 |
| Name: | Mined Coal |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Mined Coal?
Behr Mined Coal PPU18-18 is a muted, medium-dark gray with a subtle warm cast that keeps it from reading as stark charcoal. Its low-saturation appearance gives it a grounded, mineral-like look, with the faintest hint of earthy beige in balanced light. In bright rooms, Mined Coal can appear like a softened charcoal gray, while lower light brings out its deeper, more shadowed character. Use it on an accent wall, exterior trim, or lower cabinetry alongside warm whites, natural oak, stone, black metal, and brushed brass.
Mined Coal for living room (4 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 PPU18-18 on kitchen cabinets (5 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Mined Coal for exterior (4 photos)
Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this warm grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Behr Mined Coal 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 Mined Coal undertones?
Mined Coal is a midtone, near-neutral charcoal 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:
108, 107, 101
Is Behr Mined Coal cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 51°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
PPU18-18 Mined Coal HSL code: 51, 3%, 41%
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 Mined Coal
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 Mined Coal:
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
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Mined Coal
Darker shades
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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 Mined Coal with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 231, such as Behr Paparazzi Flash and Blue Aura.
LRV of Mined Coal
Mined Coal has an LRV of 14.74% 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 14.74%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #6c6b65 |
| RGB Decimal | 108, 107, 101 |
| RGB Percent | 42.35%, 41.96%, 39.61% |
| HSV | Hue: 51° Saturation: 6.48% Value: 42.35% |
| HSL | hsl(51, 3, 41) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 0.93 Yellow: 6.48 Key: 57.65 |
| YIQ | Y: 106.615 I: 2.524 Q: -1.656 |
| XYZ | X: 13.79 Y: 14.643 Z: 14.408 |
| CIE Lab | L:45.142 a:-0.807 b:3.499 |
| CIE Luv | L:45.142 u:0.906 v:4.703 |
| Decimal | 7105381 |
| Hunter Lab | 38.266, -2.638, 4.462 |
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