Behr Venetian Mask PPU3-06
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| Code: | PPU3-06 |
| Name: | Venetian Mask |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Venetian Mask?
Behr Venetian Mask PPU3-06 is a light, warm beige with a noticeable peachy blush that keeps it from reading flat or gray. Its soft mid-light depth makes it well suited to living rooms, bedrooms, and dining areas where a pale neutral is wanted without the starkness of cream. In bright daylight, Venetian Mask can look airy and lightly apricot-toned, while evening light brings out its warmer beige side. Pair it with warm white trim, natural oak, woven linen, and muted terracotta for a layered palette. For contrast, charcoal accents or deep olive textiles give this shade a more grounded look.
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What are Behr Venetian Mask undertones?
Venetian Mask is a light, muted golden beige. The HEX sample leans yellow-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:
231, 206, 182
Is Behr Venetian Mask cool or warm?
warm
cool
At 29° on the HSL hue wheel, this Pink sits firmly on the warm side.
PPU3-06 Venetian Mask HSL code: 29, 51%, 81%
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 Venetian Mask
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 Pink shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Venetian Mask:
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
PPU3-06
Venetian Mask
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 Venetian Mask with a red hue, complementary colors are those with a green hue close to 209, such as Behr Lyric Blue and Undersea.
LRV of Venetian Mask
Venetian Mask has an LRV of 64.84% and refers to Light colors that reflect most 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 64.84%, 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 | #e7ceb6 |
| RGB Decimal | 231, 206, 182 |
| RGB Percent | 90.59%, 80.78%, 71.37% |
| HSV | Hue: 29° Saturation: 21.21% Value: 90.59% |
| HSL | hsl(29, 51, 81) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 10.82 Yellow: 21.21 Key: 9.41 |
| YIQ | Y: 210.739 I: 22.61 Q: -2.18 |
| XYZ | X: 63.469 Y: 64.511 Z: 53.352 |
| CIE Lab | L:84.231 a:5.0 b:15.138 |
| CIE Luv | L:84.231 u:16.742 v:20.887 |
| Decimal | 15191734 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.319, 0.497, 16.839 |
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