Behr Plumville N120-5
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| Code: | N120-5 |
| Name: | Plumville |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Plumville?
Behr Plumville N120-5 is a muted, medium-depth rosy mauve with a noticeably softened, gray-cast finish. Its red-pink base keeps it from reading flat, while the subdued saturation gives walls a calm, lived-in look rather than a bright floral effect. In daylight, Plumville can show its dusty rose character more clearly; under warmer lamps, it may lean closer to a mellow mauve-brown. Try it in a bedroom, powder room, or dining area with warm white trim, aged brass, natural oak, and linen upholstery. For contrast, pair this shade with charcoal, deep brown, or a restrained olive green.
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What are Behr Plumville undertones?
Plumville is a midtone, muted earthy brown. The HEX sample leans red; 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:
145, 119, 120
Is Behr Plumville cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 358°, this dark pink reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
N120-5 Plumville HSL code: 358, 11%, 52%
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 Plumville
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 dark pink shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Plumville:
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
N120-5
Plumville
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 Plumville with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 178, such as Behr Longmeadow and Greenwich Village.
LRV of Plumville
Plumville has an LRV of 21.36% and refers to Medium 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 21.36%, 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 | #917778 |
| RGB Decimal | 145, 119, 120 |
| RGB Percent | 56.86%, 46.67%, 47.06% |
| HSV | Hue: 358° Saturation: 17.93% Value: 56.86% |
| HSL | hsl(358, 11, 52) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 17.93 Yellow: 17.24 Key: 43.14 |
| YIQ | Y: 126.888 I: 15.172 Q: 5.811 |
| XYZ | X: 21.664 Y: 20.57 Z: 20.593 |
| CIE Lab | L:52.476 a:10.269 b:3.259 |
| CIE Luv | L:52.476 u:15.841 v:2.689 |
| Decimal | 9533304 |
| Hunter Lab | 45.354, 5.891, 4.827 |
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