Behr Tribal Pottery PPU3-14
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| Code: | PPU3-14 |
| Name: | Tribal Pottery |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Tribal Pottery?
Behr Tribal Pottery PPU3-14 is a muted medium clay beige with a noticeable rosy-brown cast. Its low saturation keeps the color grounded and earthy rather than overtly pink or orange. In bright daylight, Tribal Pottery can read as a softened warm taupe, while evening light brings out its deeper, dustier brown notes. It suits living room or bedroom walls where a warmer neutral is wanted without the brightness of tan, and it also has enough depth for cabinetry or a painted accent wall. Pair it with creamy off-whites, weathered oak, charcoal metal, and subdued blue-gray textiles for contrast.
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What are Behr Tribal Pottery undertones?
Tribal Pottery is a midtone, muted caramel orange. The HEX sample leans orange; 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:
167, 136, 118
Is Behr Tribal Pottery cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 22°, this Beige reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
PPU3-14 Tribal Pottery HSL code: 22, 22%, 56%
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 Tribal Pottery
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 Beige shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Tribal Pottery:
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
PPU3-14
Tribal Pottery
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 Tribal Pottery with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 202, such as Behr Oceanic Climate and Nor'Wester.
LRV of Tribal Pottery
Tribal Pottery has an LRV of 27.74% and refers to Medium colors that reflect a lot of 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 27.74%, 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 | #a78876 |
| RGB Decimal | 167, 136, 118 |
| RGB Percent | 65.49%, 53.33%, 46.27% |
| HSV | Hue: 22° Saturation: 29.34% Value: 65.49% |
| HSL | hsl(22, 22, 56) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 18.56 Yellow: 29.34 Key: 34.51 |
| YIQ | Y: 143.217 I: 24.257 Q: 0.956 |
| XYZ | X: 28.011 Y: 27.133 Z: 20.896 |
| CIE Lab | L:59.097 a:9.04 b:14.115 |
| CIE Luv | L:59.097 u:20.961 v:17.148 |
| Decimal | 10979446 |
| Hunter Lab | 52.089, 4.831, 12.678 |
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