Behr Verdigris PPU12-14
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| Code: | PPU12-14 |
| Name: | Verdigris |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Verdigris?
Behr Verdigris PPU12-14 is a light, muted gray-green with a soft, low-saturation appearance. Its balanced mix of green and gray keeps it from reading overly botanical or icy, giving walls a quiet, understated wash of color. In bright daylight, the green note is more apparent, while lower or warmer lighting can make it look closer to a gentle pale gray. It suits bedrooms, bathrooms, and living areas where a colored neutral feels more interesting than plain gray. Pair Verdigris with warm white trim, natural oak, linen upholstery, and charcoal or deep olive accents for grounded contrast.
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What are Behr Verdigris undertones?
Verdigris is a mid-light, very muted sage-gray. The HEX sample has a subtle green bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear green. Warm light can make it look more olive and earthy, while cool daylight usually makes the green direction easier to notice.
HEX value:
RGB code:
176, 184, 176
Is Behr Verdigris cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 120°, this Grey leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.
PPU12-14 Verdigris HSL code: 120, 5%, 71%
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 Verdigris
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 Grey shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Verdigris:
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
PPU12-14
Verdigris
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 Verdigris with a yellow hue, complementary colors are those with a purple hue close to 300, such as Behr Mata Hari and Passion Fruit.
LRV of Verdigris
Verdigris has an LRV of 46.08% 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 46.08%, 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 | #b0b8b0 |
| RGB Decimal | 176, 184, 176 |
| RGB Percent | 69.02%, 72.16%, 69.02% |
| HSV | Hue: 120° Saturation: 4.35% Value: 72.16% |
| HSL | hsl(120, 5, 71) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 4.35 Magenta: 0.0 Yellow: 4.35 Key: 27.84 |
| YIQ | Y: 180.696 I: -2.196 Q: -4.182 |
| XYZ | X: 42.879 Y: 46.645 Z: 47.807 |
| CIE Lab | L:73.962 a:-4.291 b:3.097 |
| CIE Luv | L:73.962 u:-4.086 v:5.287 |
| Decimal | 11581616 |
| Hunter Lab | 68.298, -7.452, 6.306 |
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