Behr Tarragon Tease PPU9-08
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| Code: | PPU9-08 |
| Name: | Tarragon Tease |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Tarragon Tease?
Behr Tarragon Tease PPU9-08 is a muted, medium-light khaki with soft olive and yellow-beige undertones. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded rather than bright, giving walls a gently weathered, natural look. In daylight, the olive cast is more noticeable, while warmer evening lighting can bring out its golden beige side. Use it in a kitchen, mudroom, or study with warm white trim, oatmeal fabrics, and medium-toned wood. Matte black hardware, aged brass, terracotta, and charcoal accents provide clear, useful contrast against this shade.
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What are Behr Tarragon Tease undertones?
Tarragon Tease is a mid-light, muted mustard. The HEX sample leans yellow; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. 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:
180, 172, 132
Is Behr Tarragon Tease cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 50°, this Green reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
PPU9-08 Tarragon Tease HSL code: 50, 24%, 61%
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 Tarragon Tease
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 Tarragon Tease:
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
PPU9-08
Tarragon Tease
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 Tarragon Tease with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 230, such as Behr Paparazzi Flash and Blue Aura.
LRV of Tarragon Tease
Tarragon Tease has an LRV of 40.22% 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 40.22%, 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 | #b4ac84 |
| RGB Decimal | 180, 172, 132 |
| RGB Percent | 70.59%, 67.45%, 51.76% |
| HSV | Hue: 50° Saturation: 26.67% Value: 70.59% |
| HSL | hsl(50, 24, 61) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.44 Yellow: 26.67 Key: 29.41 |
| YIQ | Y: 169.832 I: 17.621 Q: -10.756 |
| XYZ | X: 37.74 Y: 40.875 Z: 27.725 |
| CIE Lab | L:70.088 a:-3.571 b:21.663 |
| CIE Luv | L:70.088 u:7.119 v:29.912 |
| Decimal | 11840644 |
| Hunter Lab | 63.934, -6.517, 19.042 |
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