Behr White Cliffs PPU9-14
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| Code: | PPU9-14 |
| Name: | White Cliffs |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr White Cliffs?
Behr White Cliffs PPU9-14 is a pale, softly warmed off-white with a noticeable creamy yellow cast. Its light value keeps walls looking open, while the muted color prevents it from reading as a stark, blue-based white. In bright daylight, White Cliffs can show its gentle ivory character more clearly; under warmer bulbs, it takes on a richer, lightly buttery appearance. It suits living rooms, bedrooms, and hallways where a clean but not clinical backdrop is wanted. Pair it with natural oak, linen upholstery, sandy beige textiles, or deeper olive and charcoal accents for contrast.
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What are Behr White Cliffs undertones?
White Cliffs is a light, muted cream. 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:
232, 227, 201
Is Behr White Cliffs cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 50°, this Yellow reads warm on the HSL color wheel.
PPU9-14 White Cliffs HSL code: 50, 40%, 85%
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 White Cliffs
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 Yellow shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr White Cliffs:
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
PPU9-14
White Cliffs
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 White Cliffs 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 White Cliffs
White Cliffs has an LRV of 75.59% and refers to Off‑White 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 75.59%, 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 | #e8e3c9 |
| RGB Decimal | 232, 227, 201 |
| RGB Percent | 90.98%, 89.02%, 78.82% |
| HSV | Hue: 50° Saturation: 13.36% Value: 90.98% |
| HSL | hsl(50, 40, 85) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 2.16 Yellow: 13.36 Key: 9.02 |
| YIQ | Y: 225.531 I: 11.334 Q: -7.034 |
| XYZ | X: 71.289 Y: 76.312 Z: 66.217 |
| CIE Lab | L:90.004 a:-2.626 b:13.319 |
| CIE Luv | L:90.004 u:4.373 v:20.091 |
| Decimal | 15262665 |
| Hunter Lab | 87.357, -7.207, 16.208 |
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