Behr Platinum PPU26-11
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| Code: | PPU26-11 |
| Name: | Platinum |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Platinum?
Behr Platinum PPU26-11 is a pale, low-saturation gray with a faint green cast that keeps it from reading flat or blue. Its light value gives walls an airy, softly shaded look, especially in bedrooms, bathrooms, and open living areas. In bright daylight, Platinum can appear close to a clean silvery gray, while lower or warmer lighting may bring out its subtle muted green undertone. Pair it with crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal details for a cool, grounded palette. This shade is most effective across larger wall areas, where its gentle tonal variation has room to show.
Platinum for living room
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What are Behr Platinum undertones?
Platinum is a light, near-neutral light 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:
209, 212, 209
Is Behr Platinum cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 120°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
PPU26-11 Platinum HSL code: 120, 3%, 83%
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 Platinum
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 Platinum:
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
PPU26-11
Platinum
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 Platinum with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 300, such as Behr Uptown Girl and Spring Bouquet.
LRV of Platinum
Platinum has an LRV of 64.86% 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 64.86%, 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 | #d1d4d1 |
| RGB Decimal | 209, 212, 209 |
| RGB Percent | 81.96%, 83.14%, 81.96% |
| HSV | Hue: 120° Saturation: 1.42% Value: 83.14% |
| HSL | hsl(120, 3, 83) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 1.42 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 1.42 Key: 16.86 |
| YIQ | Y: 210.761 I: -0.824 Q: -1.568 |
| XYZ | X: 61.344 Y: 65.246 Z: 69.666 |
| CIE Lab | L:84.61 a:-1.568 b:1.127 |
| CIE Luv | L:84.61 u:-1.526 v:1.978 |
| Decimal | 13751505 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.775, -5.795, 5.406 |
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