Behr Pale Cashmere PPU2-04
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| Code: | PPU2-04 |
| Name: | Pale Cashmere |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Pale Cashmere?
Behr Pale Cashmere PPU2-04 is a very light, muted beige with a gentle warm cast that keeps it from reading stark or icy. Its soft cream-and-tan character is subtle rather than yellow, making it a quiet backdrop for living rooms, bedrooms, and open-plan areas. In strong daylight, Pale Cashmere can appear closer to a pale off-white, while evening lighting brings out its warmer beige depth. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, warm white trim, and clay-toned ceramics for a cohesive palette. This shade is especially well suited to broad wall surfaces where its low saturation can make a room feel light without looking blank.
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What are Behr Pale Cashmere undertones?
Pale Cashmere is a light, very muted creamy off-white. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:
232, 223, 213
Is Behr Pale Cashmere cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 32°, this Grey reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
PPU2-04 Pale Cashmere HSL code: 32, 29%, 87%
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 Pale Cashmere
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 Pale Cashmere:
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
PPU2-04
Pale Cashmere
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 Pale Cashmere with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 212, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Pale Cashmere
Pale Cashmere has an LRV of 74.84% and refers to Off‑White 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 74.84%, 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 | #e8dfd5 |
| RGB Decimal | 232, 223, 213 |
| RGB Percent | 90.98%, 87.45%, 83.53% |
| HSV | Hue: 32° Saturation: 8.19% Value: 90.98% |
| HSL | hsl(32, 29, 87) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 3.88 Yellow: 8.19 Key: 9.02 |
| YIQ | Y: 224.551 I: 8.577 Q: -1.208 |
| XYZ | X: 71.674 Y: 74.736 Z: 73.582 |
| CIE Lab | L:89.269 a:1.359 b:5.989 |
| CIE Luv | L:89.269 u:5.795 v:8.743 |
| Decimal | 15261653 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.45, -3.296, 10.05 |
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