Behr Silver Mine PPU26-18

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Behr Silver Mine reviews (1 photo)
What are Behr Silver Mine undertones?
Is Silver Mine PPU26-18 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Silver Mine
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Silver Mine PPU26-18
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	PPU26-18
Name:	Silver Mine
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Silver Mine?

Behr Silver Mine PPU26-18 is a light, softly muted gray with a faint cool, green-leaning cast visible in its #bec2c1 color value. Its low saturation keeps it from reading icy or stark, giving walls a quiet, brushed-metal appearance rather than a blue-gray look. In brighter daylight, Silver Mine appears clean and pale; under warmer interior bulbs, it can settle into a more neutral gray. It suits bathrooms, kitchens, and bedrooms where white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, or charcoal details are already in the mix. Use this color across full walls for an airy backdrop, or on cabinetry paired with warm white walls and natural stone.

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What are Behr Silver Mine undertones?

Silver Mine is a mid-light, near-neutral light gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.

HEX value:

#BEC2C1

RGB code:

190, 194, 193

Is Behr Silver Mine cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 165°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

PPU26-18 Silver Mine HSL code: 165, 3%, 75%

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 Silver Mine

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

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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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Silver Mine:

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

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Darker shades

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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 Silver Mine with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 345, such as Behr Plum Royale and Folklore.

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LRV of Silver Mine

Silver Mine has an LRV of 53.11% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half of the incident light. Why LRV is important?

Light Reflectance Value scale illustration

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 53.11%, 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

We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models

Format	Code
HEX	#bec2c1
RGB Decimal	190, 194, 193
RGB Percent	74.51%, 76.08%, 75.69%
HSV	Hue: 165° Saturation: 2.06% Value: 76.08%
HSL	hsl(165, 3, 75)
CMYK	Cyan: 2.06 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.52 Key: 23.92
YIQ	Y: 192.69 I: -2.062 Q: -1.157
XYZ	X: 50.15 Y: 53.381 Z: 58.099
CIE Lab	L:78.099 a:-1.569 b:0.022
CIE Luv	L:78.099 u:-2.195 v:0.305
Decimal	12501697
Hunter Lab	73.062, -5.336, 3.996