Behr Opal Silk PPU12-08
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- Opal Silk for exterior (2 photos)
- Behr Opal Silk reviews (7 photos)
- What are Behr Opal Silk undertones?
- Is Opal Silk PPU12-08 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Opal Silk
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Opal Silk PPU12-08
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | PPU12-08 |
| Name: | Opal Silk |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Opal Silk?
Behr Opal Silk PPU12-08 is a muted blue-green with a noticeable gray cast that keeps it soft rather than bright. Its medium-light depth gives walls color without making a room feel heavily saturated. In daylight, it can read as a gentle dusty aqua, while lower or warmer artificial light may draw out its quieter gray-green side. Opal Silk suits bathrooms, bedrooms, and laundry rooms, especially with crisp white trim, pale oak, or brushed nickel hardware. For contrast, pair it with deep charcoal, warm clay accents, or dark navy textiles; for a lighter look, use creamy off-whites instead of stark blue-white.
Opal Silk for exterior (2 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 cool green hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.
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Behr Opal Silk reviews (7 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this green 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 Opal Silk undertones?
Opal Silk is a mid-light, muted muted teal-gray. The HEX sample leans teal; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
157, 185, 178
Is Behr Opal Silk cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 165°, this Green reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
PPU12-08 Opal Silk HSL code: 165, 17%, 67%
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 Opal Silk
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Opal Silk:
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
PPU12-08
Opal Silk
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 Opal Silk with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 345, such as Behr Plum Royale and Folklore.
LRV of Opal Silk
Opal Silk has an LRV of 43.4% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 43.4%, 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 | #9db9b2 |
| RGB Decimal | 157, 185, 178 |
| RGB Percent | 61.57%, 72.55%, 69.80% |
| HSV | Hue: 165° Saturation: 15.14% Value: 72.55% |
| HSL | hsl(165, 17, 67) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 15.14 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 3.78 Key: 27.45 |
| YIQ | Y: 175.83 I: -14.436 Q: -8.101 |
| XYZ | X: 39.287 Y: 45.079 Z: 48.739 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.944 a:-10.926 b:0.36 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.944 u:-14.669 v:2.368 |
| Decimal | 10336690 |
| Hunter Lab | 67.141, -13.05, 3.959 |
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