Behr Summer Green PPU11-11
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| Code: | PPU11-11 |
| Name: | Summer Green |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Summer Green?
Behr Summer Green PPU11-11 is a light, muted green with a noticeable gray cast and a soft yellow-green undertone. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly botanical, giving walls a quiet, weathered-sage appearance instead. In bright daylight, Summer Green can look cleaner and slightly cooler, while warmer artificial light brings out its subtle earthy side. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and kitchens, especially alongside warm white trim, pale oak, natural linen, and brushed brass. For more contrast, pair this shade with deep charcoal, soft black, or a dusky blue-gray accent.
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What are Behr Summer Green undertones?
Summer Green is a mid-light, very muted pale khaki. The HEX sample has a subtle yellow-green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear yellow-green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
189, 196, 181
Is Behr Summer Green cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 88°, this Green shade sits right in the neutral zone on the HSL color wheel—neither warm nor cool.
PPU11-11 Summer Green HSL code: 88, 11%, 74%
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 Summer Green
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 Green shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Summer Green:
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
PPU11-11
Summer Green
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 Summer Green with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 268, such as Behr Mata Hari and Hyacinth Arbor.
LRV of Summer Green
Summer Green has an LRV of 52.81% 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 52.81%, 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 | #bdc4b5 |
| RGB Decimal | 189, 196, 181 |
| RGB Percent | 74.12%, 76.86%, 70.98% |
| HSV | Hue: 88° Saturation: 7.65% Value: 76.86% |
| HSL | hsl(88, 11, 74) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 3.57 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 7.65 Key: 23.14 |
| YIQ | Y: 192.197 I: 0.649 Q: -6.149 |
| XYZ | X: 49.065 Y: 53.635 Z: 51.471 |
| CIE Lab | L:78.248 a:-5.148 b:6.698 |
| CIE Luv | L:78.248 u:-3.193 v:10.727 |
| Decimal | 12436661 |
| Hunter Lab | 73.236, -8.576, 9.595 |
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