Behr Peony Blush PPU17-08
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| Code: | PPU17-08 |
| Name: | Peony Blush |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Peony Blush?
Behr Peony Blush PPU17-08 is a light, muted blush with a noticeable beige cast that keeps the pink from feeling overly sweet. Its soft red undertone gives it gentle warmth, while the low saturation makes it read almost like a rosy neutral in many settings. In bright daylight, Peony Blush appears airy and pale; under warmer evening bulbs, its beige-pink side becomes more apparent. It suits bedroom walls, powder rooms, and quiet living areas, especially alongside warm white trim, natural oak, linen, and brushed brass. For contrast, pair this shade with charcoal, deep olive, or a grounded clay brown.
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What are Behr Peony Blush undertones?
Peony Blush is a light, very muted pale rose-beige. The HEX sample has a subtle red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear red. 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:
216, 193, 190
Is Behr Peony Blush cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 7°, this Pink reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
PPU17-08 Peony Blush HSL code: 7, 25%, 80%
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 Peony Blush
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 Pink shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Peony Blush:
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
PPU17-08
Peony Blush
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 Peony Blush with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 187, such as Behr Greenwich Village and Oceanic Climate.
LRV of Peony Blush
Peony Blush has an LRV of 57.39% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 57.39%, 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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Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #d8c1be |
| RGB Decimal | 216, 193, 190 |
| RGB Percent | 84.71%, 75.69%, 74.51% |
| HSV | Hue: 7° Saturation: 12.04% Value: 84.71% |
| HSL | hsl(7, 25, 80) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.65 Yellow: 12.04 Key: 15.29 |
| YIQ | Y: 199.535 I: 14.67 Q: 3.932 |
| XYZ | X: 56.682 Y: 56.458 Z: 56.613 |
| CIE Lab | L:79.874 a:7.612 b:4.476 |
| CIE Luv | L:79.874 u:13.9 v:5.237 |
| Decimal | 14205374 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.138, 3.162, 7.925 |
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