Behr Red Willow PPU1-09
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| Code: | PPU1-09 |
| Name: | Red Willow |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Red Willow?
Behr Red Willow PPU1-09 is a muted, medium-dark red with a noticeable brown cast and a soft dusty rose quality. Its restrained saturation keeps it from reading like a bright brick or berry red, giving walls a grounded, earthy presence. In bright natural light, the faded red tones are more apparent, while lower light can bring its brown undertone forward. Use it in a dining room, powder room, or on a fireplace surround where a deeper color can define the architecture. Red Willow pairs well with warm ivory, clay beige, charcoal, aged brass, walnut, and natural linen.
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What are Behr Red Willow undertones?
Red Willow is a midtone, soft earthy red. The HEX sample leans red; 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:
136, 90, 85
Is Behr Red Willow cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 6°, this dark red reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
PPU1-09 Red Willow HSL code: 6, 23%, 43%
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 Red Willow
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 red shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Red Willow:
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
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 Red Willow with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 186, such as Behr Greenwich Village and Oceanic Climate.
LRV of Red Willow
Red Willow has an LRV of 13.77% 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 13.77%, 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 | #885a55 |
| RGB Decimal | 136, 90, 85 |
| RGB Percent | 53.33%, 35.29%, 33.33% |
| HSV | Hue: 6° Saturation: 37.5% Value: 53.33% |
| HSL | hsl(6, 23, 43) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 33.82 Yellow: 37.5 Key: 46.67 |
| YIQ | Y: 103.184 I: 29.018 Q: 8.175 |
| XYZ | X: 15.45 Y: 13.204 Z: 10.327 |
| CIE Lab | L:43.068 a:18.27 b:10.634 |
| CIE Luv | L:43.068 u:30.756 v:9.92 |
| Decimal | 8936021 |
| Hunter Lab | 36.337, 12.306, 8.586 |
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