Behr Plush Velvet N100-5
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| Code: | N100-5 |
| Name: | Plush Velvet |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Plush Velvet?
Behr Plush Velvet N100-5 is a muted, medium-depth gray with a noticeable violet cast. Its balanced mix of charcoal gray and dusty purple keeps it from reading overly sweet, while the low saturation gives it a softened, slightly smoky appearance. In bright daylight, Plush Velvet may look more like a cool gray-violet; under warm lamps, its muted plum tones become easier to see. It suits a bedroom wall, a compact dining room, or built-in cabinetry where a darker neutral can add definition without becoming black. Pair it with soft white trim, pale greige textiles, weathered oak, brushed nickel, or deep charcoal accents.
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What are Behr Plush Velvet undertones?
Plush Velvet is a midtone, very muted muted berry. The HEX sample has a subtle pink bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear pink. Warm light may make it look rosier, while cool daylight can make it feel more muted and gray.
HEX value:
RGB code:
126, 115, 125
Is Behr Plush Velvet cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 305°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
N100-5 Plush Velvet HSL code: 305, 5%, 47%
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 Plush Velvet
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:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Plush Velvet:
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.
Darker shades
N100-5
Plush Velvet
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 Plush Velvet with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 125, such as Behr Frothy Surf and Juniper Breeze.
LRV of Plush Velvet
Plush Velvet has an LRV of 18.76% 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 18.76%, 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 | #7e737d |
| RGB Decimal | 126, 115, 125 |
| RGB Percent | 49.41%, 45.10%, 49.02% |
| HSV | Hue: 305° Saturation: 8.73% Value: 49.41% |
| HSL | hsl(305, 5, 47) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 8.73 Yellow: 0.79 Key: 50.59 |
| YIQ | Y: 119.429 I: 3.341 Q: 5.439 |
| XYZ | X: 18.436 Y: 18.178 Z: 21.934 |
| CIE Lab | L:49.711 a:6.193 b:-3.947 |
| CIE Luv | L:49.711 u:5.672 v:-6.43 |
| Decimal | 8287101 |
| Hunter Lab | 42.636, 2.572, -0.657 |
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