Behr Preservation Plum PPU17-05
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| Code: | PPU17-05 |
| Name: | Preservation Plum |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Preservation Plum?
Behr Preservation Plum PPU17-05 is a deep, muted plum-gray with a distinctly softened, smoky cast. Its low saturation keeps the purple influence understated, reading closer to charcoal in dim rooms while showing more of its plum character in clear natural light. Use it for a dining room, study, or bedroom wall where a darker color can add definition without becoming overly vivid. Preservation Plum also has enough depth for cabinetry or a painted interior door, especially alongside warm white trim, pale greige walls, and brushed brass hardware. Natural oak, walnut, black metal, and soft taupe textiles give this shade a grounded, considered look.
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What are Behr Preservation Plum undertones?
Preservation Plum is a deep, 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:
102, 88, 100
Is Behr Preservation Plum cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 309°, this dark purple leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
PPU17-05 Preservation Plum HSL code: 309, 7%, 37%
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 Preservation Plum
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 purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Preservation Plum:
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
PPU17-05
Preservation Plum
Darker shades
PPU17-05
Preservation Plum
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 Preservation Plum with a purple hue, complementary colors are those with a yellow hue close to 129, such as Behr Juniper Breeze and Greener Pastures.
LRV of Preservation Plum
Preservation Plum has an LRV of 11.26% 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 11.26%, 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 | #665864 |
| RGB Decimal | 102, 88, 100 |
| RGB Percent | 40.00%, 34.51%, 39.22% |
| HSV | Hue: 309° Saturation: 13.73% Value: 40.0% |
| HSL | hsl(309, 7, 37) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 13.73 Yellow: 1.96 Key: 60.0 |
| YIQ | Y: 93.554 I: 4.486 Q: 6.696 |
| XYZ | X: 11.269 Y: 10.724 Z: 13.53 |
| CIE Lab | L:39.113 a:8.078 b:-4.78 |
| CIE Luv | L:39.113 u:7.148 v:-7.425 |
| Decimal | 6707300 |
| Hunter Lab | 32.748, 4.114, -1.571 |
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