Behr Pencil Point PPU18-02
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- Pencil Point for living room (1 photo)
- Behr Pencil Point reviews (4 photos)
- What are Behr Pencil Point undertones?
- Is Pencil Point PPU18-02 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Pencil Point
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Pencil Point PPU18-02
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | PPU18-02 |
| Name: | Pencil Point |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Pencil Point?
Behr Pencil Point PPU18-02 is a deep, muted gray with a subtle cool cast that keeps it from reading flat or brown. Its medium-dark depth gives walls definition without the near-black effect of a true charcoal. In daylight, Pencil Point can show a restrained blue-gray edge, while evening lighting brings out its quieter, more grounded gray character. Use it for a study, dining room, exterior trim, or lower cabinetry paired with soft white walls, pale oak, brushed nickel, and clean black details.
Pencil Point for living room
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Behr Pencil Point reviews (4 photos)
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What are Behr Pencil Point undertones?
Pencil Point is a deep, 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:
89, 93, 97
Is Behr Pencil Point cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 210°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
PPU18-02 Pencil Point HSL code: 210, 4%, 36%
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 Pencil Point
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:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Pencil Point:
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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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 Pencil Point with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 30, such as Behr Oak Creek and Chicago Fog.
LRV of Pencil Point
Pencil Point has an LRV of 10.95% 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 10.95%, 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 | #595d61 |
| RGB Decimal | 89, 93, 97 |
| RGB Percent | 34.90%, 36.47%, 38.04% |
| HSV | Hue: 210° Saturation: 8.25% Value: 38.04% |
| HSL | hsl(210, 4, 36) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 8.25 Magenta: 4.12 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 61.96 |
| YIQ | Y: 92.26 I: -3.669 Q: 0.399 |
| XYZ | X: 10.191 Y: 10.816 Z: 12.857 |
| CIE Lab | L:39.268 a:-0.686 b:-2.829 |
| CIE Luv | L:39.268 u:-2.366 v:-3.572 |
| Decimal | 5856609 |
| Hunter Lab | 32.887, -2.237, -0.158 |
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