Behr Summer Storm PPU26-22

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What are Behr Summer Storm undertones?
Is Summer Storm PPU26-22 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Summer Storm
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
LRV of Summer Storm PPU26-22
Color codes
Color equivalents

Code:	PPU26-22
Name:	Summer Storm
Brand:	Behr

What color is Behr Summer Storm?

Behr Summer Storm PPU26-22 is a muted, medium-dark blue-gray with a distinctly cool cast. Its low saturation keeps it from reading overly blue, giving walls the grounded look of soft slate or weathered metal. In bright natural light, the gray side becomes more noticeable, while lower or cooler light can draw out its blue undertone. Use it in a study, bedroom, or bathroom where a deeper wall color can add definition without feeling blackened. Summer Storm pairs well with crisp white trim, pale oak, charcoal accents, brushed nickel, and warm ivory textiles.

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What are Behr Summer Storm undertones?

Summer Storm is a midtone, very muted slate blue. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#656D74

RGB code:

101, 109, 116

Is Behr Summer Storm cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 208°, this black leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

PPU26-22 Summer Storm HSL code: 208, 7%, 43%

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 Storm

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

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

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 black shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Summer Storm:

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

PPU26-22
Summer Storm

Darker shades

PPU26-22
Summer Storm

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 Storm with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 28, such as Behr Tribeca and Oak Creek.

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Summer Storm

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LRV of Summer Storm

Summer Storm has an LRV of 14.98% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 14.98%, 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	#656d74
RGB Decimal	101, 109, 116
RGB Percent	39.61%, 42.75%, 45.49%
HSV	Hue: 208° Saturation: 12.93% Value: 45.49%
HSL	hsl(208, 7, 43)
CMYK	Cyan: 12.93 Magenta: 6.03 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 54.51
YIQ	Y: 107.406 I: -7.017 Q: 0.486
XYZ	X: 13.987 Y: 14.965 Z: 18.67
CIE Lab	L:45.586 a:-1.48 b:-4.929
CIE Luv	L:45.586 u:-4.648 v:-6.495
Decimal	6647156
Hunter Lab	38.684, -3.158, -1.536