Behr Sienna Dust PPU3-08
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| Code: | PPU3-08 |
| Name: | Sienna Dust |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Sienna Dust?
Behr Sienna Dust PPU3-08 is a light, muted beige with a noticeable warm peach-tan cast. Its soft, low-saturation character keeps it from reading overly yellow, giving walls a gently sun-warmed appearance instead. In bright daylight, this shade can look like a pale sandy neutral, while warmer evening lighting brings out its subtle rosy warmth. Use it in living rooms, bedrooms, or hallways where a light neutral is wanted without the cool gray look. Pair Sienna Dust with creamy whites, medium wood finishes, clay-toned textiles, or charcoal accents for contrast.
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What are Behr Sienna Dust undertones?
Sienna Dust is a light, muted golden beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-orange; 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:
220, 196, 172
Is Behr Sienna Dust cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 30° on the HSL hue wheel, this Beige sits firmly on the warm side.
PPU3-08 Sienna Dust HSL code: 30, 41%, 77%
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 Sienna Dust
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 Sienna Dust:
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
PPU3-08
Sienna Dust
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 Sienna Dust with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 210, such as Behr Nor'Wester and Absolute Zero.
LRV of Sienna Dust
Sienna Dust has an LRV of 57.97% 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 57.97%, 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 | #dcc4ac |
| RGB Decimal | 220, 196, 172 |
| RGB Percent | 86.27%, 76.86%, 67.45% |
| HSV | Hue: 30° Saturation: 21.82% Value: 86.27% |
| HSL | hsl(30, 41, 77) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.91 Yellow: 21.82 Key: 13.73 |
| YIQ | Y: 200.44 I: 22.014 Q: -2.392 |
| XYZ | X: 56.701 Y: 57.676 Z: 47.164 |
| CIE Lab | L:80.558 a:4.71 b:15.153 |
| CIE Luv | L:80.558 u:16.187 v:20.767 |
| Decimal | 14468268 |
| Hunter Lab | 75.944, 0.367, 16.34 |
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