Behr Polished Stone PPU17-16
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| Code: | PPU17-16 |
| Name: | Polished Stone |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Polished Stone?
Behr Polished Stone PPU17-16 is a muted medium gray with a gentle warm cast and a faint rosy-beige undertone. Its low saturation keeps it grounded and soft rather than sharply cool or silvery. In bright daylight, the gray reads more clearly, while lower or warmer lighting can bring out its subtle taupe-pink warmth. Use it on living room or bedroom walls for a quiet, substantial backdrop, or on cabinetry where a dark charcoal would feel too heavy. It pairs well with creamy whites, weathered wood, brushed nickel, and deep brown or charcoal accents.
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What are Behr Polished Stone undertones?
Polished Stone is a midtone, near-neutral medium 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:
146, 137, 135
Is Behr Polished Stone cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 11°, this Grey leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
PPU17-16 Polished Stone HSL code: 11, 5%, 55%
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 Polished Stone
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 Polished Stone:
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
PPU17-16
Polished Stone
Darker shades
PPU17-16
Polished Stone
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 Polished Stone with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 191, such as Behr Greenwich Village and Oceanic Climate.
LRV of Polished Stone
Polished Stone has an LRV of 26.19% 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 26.19%, 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 | #928987 |
| RGB Decimal | 146, 137, 135 |
| RGB Percent | 57.25%, 53.73%, 52.94% |
| HSV | Hue: 11° Saturation: 7.53% Value: 57.25% |
| HSL | hsl(11, 5, 55) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 6.16 Yellow: 7.53 Key: 42.75 |
| YIQ | Y: 139.463 I: 6.006 Q: 1.281 |
| XYZ | X: 25.172 Y: 25.752 Z: 26.56 |
| CIE Lab | L:57.801 a:2.986 b:2.279 |
| CIE Luv | L:57.801 u:5.391 v:2.682 |
| Decimal | 9603463 |
| Hunter Lab | 50.746, -0.263, 4.491 |
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