Behr Refreshing Tea PPU8-12
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| Code: | PPU8-12 |
| Name: | Refreshing Tea |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Refreshing Tea?
Behr Refreshing Tea PPU8-12 is a light, creamy yellow with a soft golden cast that keeps it warm without becoming overly bright. Its pale depth makes it well suited to kitchens, breakfast nooks, and hallways where a little color can replace plain white. In bright daylight, this shade can read like a gentle buttercream, while lower or warmer lighting brings out its richer beige-yellow undertone. Pair it with crisp white trim for a clean contrast, or use natural oak, woven fibers, and muted green accents to build on its earthy warmth. Refreshing Tea is especially effective on broad wall surfaces, where its low saturation gives the room color without making it feel visually busy.
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What are Behr Refreshing Tea undertones?
Refreshing Tea is a light, soft 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:
235, 221, 166
Is Behr Refreshing Tea cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 48° on the HSL hue wheel, this Yellow sits firmly on the warm side.
PPU8-12 Refreshing Tea HSL code: 48, 63%, 79%
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 Refreshing Tea
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Refreshing Tea:
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
PPU8-12
Refreshing Tea
Darker shades
PPU8-12
Refreshing Tea
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 Refreshing Tea with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 228, such as Behr Mystery and Dancing Mist.
LRV of Refreshing Tea
Refreshing Tea has an LRV of 70.65% 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 70.65%, 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 | #ebdda6 |
| RGB Decimal | 235, 221, 166 |
| RGB Percent | 92.16%, 86.67%, 65.10% |
| HSV | Hue: 48° Saturation: 29.36% Value: 92.16% |
| HSL | hsl(48, 63, 79) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 5.96 Yellow: 29.36 Key: 7.84 |
| YIQ | Y: 218.916 I: 26.017 Q: -14.154 |
| XYZ | X: 67.0 Y: 72.13 Z: 46.459 |
| CIE Lab | L:88.031 a:-3.421 b:28.796 |
| CIE Luv | L:88.031 u:11.653 v:40.683 |
| Decimal | 15457702 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.929, -7.809, 27.017 |
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