Behr Plateau PPU4-08
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| Code: | PPU4-08 |
| Name: | Plateau |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Plateau?
Behr Plateau PPU4-08 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable warm tan cast and a soft peachy undertone. Its gentle depth keeps it from reading as stark cream, giving walls a grounded, lightly sun-warmed appearance. In brighter daylight, Plateau can look pale and sandy, while lower or warmer lighting brings out more of its beige and blush-toned warmth. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a quiet neutral is needed without a gray undertone. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven fibers, terracotta accents, or deeper brown furnishings for a cohesive palette.
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What are Behr Plateau undertones?
Plateau is a light, muted golden beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. 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:
219, 196, 170
Is Behr Plateau cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 32° on the HSL hue wheel, this Beige sits firmly on the warm side.
PPU4-08 Plateau HSL code: 32, 40%, 76%
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 Plateau
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Plateau:
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
PPU4-08
Plateau
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 Plateau with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 212, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Plateau
Plateau has an LRV of 57.63% 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 57.63%, 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 | #dbc4aa |
| RGB Decimal | 219, 196, 170 |
| RGB Percent | 85.88%, 76.86%, 66.67% |
| HSV | Hue: 32° Saturation: 22.37% Value: 85.88% |
| HSL | hsl(32, 40, 76) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.5 Yellow: 22.37 Key: 14.12 |
| YIQ | Y: 199.913 I: 22.061 Q: -3.226 |
| XYZ | X: 56.209 Y: 57.444 Z: 46.146 |
| CIE Lab | L:80.429 a:4.046 b:16.027 |
| CIE Luv | L:80.429 u:15.694 v:22.062 |
| Decimal | 14402730 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.792, -0.256, 16.955 |
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