Behr Roman Plaster PPU7-10
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| Code: | PPU7-10 |
| Name: | Roman Plaster |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Roman Plaster?
Behr Roman Plaster PPU7-10 is a light, softened beige with a noticeable warm taupe cast. Its #ddd2bf color value gives it a muted, low-saturation look that reads gently creamy in daylight rather than stark or yellow. On living room or bedroom walls, Roman Plaster can create a calm neutral backdrop for linen upholstery, pale oak, woven grasses, and aged brass. Pair it with clean white trim for a brighter contrast, or use deeper mushroom brown and charcoal accents to bring out its earthy side. It is especially well suited to broad wall surfaces where its subtle warmth can keep an otherwise minimal room from feeling cold.
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What are Behr Roman Plaster undertones?
Roman Plaster is a light, very muted sandy beige. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-orange bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-orange. 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:
221, 210, 191
Is Behr Roman Plaster cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 38°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
PPU7-10 Roman Plaster HSL code: 38, 31%, 81%
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 Roman Plaster
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 Roman Plaster:
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
PPU7-10
Roman Plaster
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 Roman Plaster with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 218, such as Behr Shaved Ice and Adirondack Blue.
LRV of Roman Plaster
Roman Plaster has an LRV of 65.11% 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 65.11%, 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 | #ddd2bf |
| RGB Decimal | 221, 210, 191 |
| RGB Percent | 86.67%, 82.35%, 74.90% |
| HSV | Hue: 38° Saturation: 13.57% Value: 86.67% |
| HSL | hsl(38, 31, 81) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.98 Yellow: 13.57 Key: 13.33 |
| YIQ | Y: 211.123 I: 12.66 Q: -3.586 |
| XYZ | X: 62.268 Y: 65.228 Z: 58.586 |
| CIE Lab | L:84.601 a:0.63 b:10.78 |
| CIE Luv | L:84.601 u:7.604 v:15.683 |
| Decimal | 14537407 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.764, -3.715, 13.526 |
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