Behr Poppy Seed PPU15-20

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Poppy Seed for living room (1 photo)
Behr PPU15-20 on kitchen cabinets (1 photo)
Poppy Seed for exterior (3 photos)
Behr Poppy Seed reviews (6 photos)
What are Behr Poppy Seed undertones?
Is Poppy Seed PPU15-20 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Poppy Seed
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Poppy Seed PPU15-20
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	PPU15-20
Name:	Poppy Seed
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Poppy Seed?

Behr Poppy Seed PPU15-20 is a deep charcoal gray with a restrained blue cast that keeps it from reading flat or purely black. Its low-saturation character gives walls a grounded, architectural look, especially in offices, dining rooms, or bedrooms with ample natural light. In brighter settings, the cool blue-gray note becomes more apparent, while lower light makes the shade appear closer to soft black. Use Poppy Seed on cabinetry, interior doors, or an exterior trim detail alongside warm white, pale greige, natural oak, and brushed brass. It also pairs well with concrete, black metal, and light stone for a clean, tailored contrast.

Poppy Seed for living room

Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space

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Behr PPU15-20 on kitchen cabinets

Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating cool grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.

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Poppy Seed for exterior (3 photos)

Looking for a fresh new look for your house exterior or starting from skretch? We’ve collected pictures of real-life homes that have been painted with this cool grey hue. Find inspiration for your house’s exterior, front doors, gates, shutters, frames or windows.

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Behr Poppy Seed reviews (6 photos)

View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.

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Behr Poppy Seed kids' room wall panelling

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What are Behr Poppy Seed undertones?

Poppy Seed is a deep, near-neutral charcoal 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:

#4A4E54

RGB code:

74, 78, 84

Is Behr Poppy Seed cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 216°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

PPU15-20 Poppy Seed HSL code: 216, 6%, 31%

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 Poppy Seed

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

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Sunset

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:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Poppy Seed:

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

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Poppy Seed

Darker shades

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Poppy Seed

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 Poppy Seed with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 36, such as Behr Oak Creek and Chicago Fog.

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Poppy Seed

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LRV of Poppy Seed

Poppy Seed has an LRV of 7.84% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 7.84%, 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	#4a4e54
RGB Decimal	74, 78, 84
RGB Percent	29.02%, 30.59%, 32.94%
HSV	Hue: 216° Saturation: 11.9% Value: 32.94%
HSL	hsl(216, 6, 31)
CMYK	Cyan: 11.9 Magenta: 7.14 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 67.06
YIQ	Y: 77.488 I: -4.312 Q: 1.021
XYZ	X: 7.148 Y: 7.545 Z: 9.465
CIE Lab	L:33.016 a:-0.224 b:-4.086
CIE Luv	L:33.016 u:-2.391 v:-5.038
Decimal	4869716
Hunter Lab	27.467, -1.615, -1.203