Behr Silverstone PPU26-08
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| Code: | PPU26-08 |
| Name: | Silverstone |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Silverstone?
Behr Silverstone PPU26-08 is a light, low-saturation gray with a faint cool cast visible in its balanced blue-gray color value. It reads clean and understated on broad walls, offering enough depth to separate white trim without making a room feel dark. In bright daylight, Silverstone can appear pale and softly silvery, while lower or warmer artificial light may bring out its gentle neutral-gray side. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and open living areas where a quiet wall color is needed without a stark white look. Pair it with crisp whites, charcoal accents, pale wood, brushed nickel, or black metal for a restrained, modern contrast.
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What are Behr Silverstone undertones?
Silverstone is a mid-light, near-neutral medium 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:
RGB code:
177, 179, 179
Is Behr Silverstone cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 180°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
PPU26-08 Silverstone HSL code: 180, 1%, 70%
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 Silverstone
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Silverstone:
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
PPU26-08
Silverstone
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 Silverstone with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 0, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Silverstone
Silverstone has an LRV of 44.81% and refers to Light Medium colors that reflect half 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 44.81%, 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 | #b1b3b3 |
| RGB Decimal | 177, 179, 179 |
| RGB Percent | 69.41%, 70.20%, 70.20% |
| HSV | Hue: 180° Saturation: 1.12% Value: 70.2% |
| HSL | hsl(180, 1, 70) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 1.12 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 29.8 |
| YIQ | Y: 178.402 I: -1.192 Q: -0.423 |
| XYZ | X: 42.386 Y: 44.842 Z: 49.058 |
| CIE Lab | L:72.788 a:-0.704 b:-0.243 |
| CIE Luv | L:72.788 u:-1.131 v:-0.238 |
| Decimal | 11645875 |
| Hunter Lab | 66.964, -4.202, 3.439 |
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