Behr Prairie House PPU9-12
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| Code: | PPU9-12 |
| Name: | Prairie House |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Prairie House?
Behr Prairie House PPU9-12 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable warm cast and a soft, weathered-khaki character. Its low saturation keeps it from reading too yellow, while the pale depth gives walls a gentle contrast against clean white trim. In bright daylight, Prairie House can appear airy and sandy; under warmer lamps, its beige-gold undertone becomes more apparent. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a grounded neutral is wanted without the coolness of gray. Pair it with creamy whites, medium wood furniture, woven natural fibers, or charcoal accents for definition.
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What are Behr Prairie House undertones?
Prairie House is a light, muted straw yellow. The HEX sample leans yellow; 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:
211, 201, 173
Is Behr Prairie House cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 44°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
PPU9-12 Prairie House HSL code: 44, 30%, 75%
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 Prairie House
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Prairie House:
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
PPU9-12
Prairie House
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 Prairie House with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 224, such as Behr Hypnotic and Midnight Blue.
LRV of Prairie House
Prairie House has an LRV of 58.2% 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 58.2%, 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 | #d3c9ad |
| RGB Decimal | 211, 201, 173 |
| RGB Percent | 82.75%, 78.82%, 67.84% |
| HSV | Hue: 44° Saturation: 18.01% Value: 82.75% |
| HSL | hsl(44, 30, 75) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.74 Yellow: 18.01 Key: 17.25 |
| YIQ | Y: 200.798 I: 14.957 Q: -6.598 |
| XYZ | X: 55.293 Y: 58.64 Z: 47.93 |
| CIE Lab | L:81.093 a:-1.113 b:15.262 |
| CIE Luv | L:81.093 u:7.587 v:22.063 |
| Decimal | 13879725 |
| Hunter Lab | 76.577, -5.123, 16.494 |
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