Behr Vintage Velvet PPU15-18
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- Behr Vintage Velvet reviews (23 photos)
- What are Behr Vintage Velvet undertones?
- Is Vintage Velvet PPU15-18 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Vintage Velvet
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Vintage Velvet PPU15-18
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | PPU15-18 |
| Name: | Vintage Velvet |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Vintage Velvet?
Behr Vintage Velvet PPU15-18 is a deep, muted blue-gray with a distinctly cool cast and a soft slate-like presence. Its low-key saturation keeps the color from reading bright blue, while the darker value gives walls a grounded, enveloping look. In bright daylight, Vintage Velvet can show more of its blue character; under warm lamps, it may settle into a charcoal-leaning navy gray. Use it for a study, bedroom, dining room, or a dramatic accent wall, especially alongside crisp white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and warm linen upholstery. It can also give cabinetry or a front door a measured dose of color without appearing overly bold.
Behr Vintage Velvet reviews (23 photos)
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What are Behr Vintage Velvet undertones?
Vintage Velvet is a deep, muted slate blue. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.
HEX value:
RGB code:
72, 81, 105
Is Behr Vintage Velvet cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 224°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
PPU15-18 Vintage Velvet HSL code: 224, 19%, 35%
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 Vintage Velvet
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 dark blue shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Vintage Velvet:
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
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Vintage Velvet
Darker shades
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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 Vintage Velvet with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 44, such as Behr Underground and Ottertail.
LRV of Vintage Velvet
Vintage Velvet has an LRV of 8.51% 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 8.51%, 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
We have collected almost every possible color code you could ever need.
Not sure what the difference between HEX and RGB is? We break down color models in plain language. Understanding color models
| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #485169 |
| RGB Decimal | 72, 81, 105 |
| RGB Percent | 28.24%, 31.76%, 41.18% |
| HSV | Hue: 224° Saturation: 31.43% Value: 41.18% |
| HSL | hsl(224, 19, 35) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 31.43 Magenta: 22.86 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 58.82 |
| YIQ | Y: 81.045 I: -13.075 Q: 5.565 |
| XYZ | X: 8.164 Y: 8.282 Z: 14.529 |
| CIE Lab | L:34.564 a:2.661 b:-15.023 |
| CIE Luv | L:34.564 u:-5.519 v:-20.12 |
| Decimal | 4739433 |
| Hunter Lab | 28.779, 0.273, -9.788 |
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