Behr Sweet Molasses PPU5-20
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| Code: | PPU5-20 |
| Name: | Sweet Molasses |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Sweet Molasses?
Behr Sweet Molasses PPU5-20 is a deep, muted brown-gray with a faint warm cast that keeps it from reading flat or black. Its low saturation gives it a softly weathered look, while the dark value creates clear contrast against light trim and pale furnishings. In bright daylight, this color can show more of its charcoal-brown character; under warm lamps, its subtle earthy warmth becomes more noticeable. Use Sweet Molasses on a dining room wall, a library-like office, interior doors, or lower cabinetry for grounded definition. It pairs well with creamy off-whites, mushroom taupes, aged brass, natural oak, and textured linen.
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What are Behr Sweet Molasses undertones?
Sweet Molasses is a deep, very muted dark brown. The HEX sample has a subtle red bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear red. 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:
75, 66, 63
Is Behr Sweet Molasses cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 15°, this brown leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
PPU5-20 Sweet Molasses HSL code: 15, 9%, 27%
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 Sweet Molasses
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 brown shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Sweet Molasses:
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
PPU5-20
Sweet Molasses
Darker shades
PPU5-20
Sweet Molasses
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 Sweet Molasses with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 195, such as Behr Oceanic Climate and Nor'Wester.
LRV of Sweet Molasses
Sweet Molasses has an LRV of 6.33% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect 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 6.33%, 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 | #4b423f |
| RGB Decimal | 75, 66, 63 |
| RGB Percent | 29.41%, 25.88%, 24.71% |
| HSV | Hue: 15° Saturation: 16.0% Value: 29.41% |
| HSL | hsl(15, 9, 27) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 12.0 Yellow: 16.0 Key: 70.59 |
| YIQ | Y: 68.349 I: 6.327 Q: 0.97 |
| XYZ | X: 5.747 Y: 5.751 Z: 5.509 |
| CIE Lab | L:28.776 a:3.246 b:3.23 |
| CIE Luv | L:28.776 u:5.217 v:3.196 |
| Decimal | 4932159 |
| Hunter Lab | 23.982, 0.807, 3.168 |
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