Behr Wild Pansy P540-6
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| Code: | P540-6 |
| Name: | Wild Pansy |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Wild Pansy?
Behr Wild Pansy P540-6 is a medium blue with a distinct violet cast, giving it a cool, periwinkle-leaning appearance. Its moderate depth lets it hold its color on a full wall without reading as overly dark, while dimmer light can bring out more of its muted purple undertone. Use Wild Pansy in a bedroom, reading nook, or home office where a clearer blue is wanted with a little more softness than navy. It also makes a focused choice for built-in shelving, a painted desk, or an accent wall behind a bed. Pair it with soft white trim, pale gray textiles, warm walnut wood, or brushed brass for contrast.
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What are Behr Wild Pansy undertones?
Wild Pansy is a midtone, soft 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:
99, 115, 180
Is Behr Wild Pansy cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 228°, this dark purple reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
P540-6 Wild Pansy HSL code: 228, 35%, 55%
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 Wild Pansy
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 purple shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Wild Pansy:
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
P540-6
Wild Pansy
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 Wild Pansy with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 48, such as Behr Ottertail and Rustic Taupe.
LRV of Wild Pansy
Wild Pansy has an LRV of 18.16% and refers to Medium Dark which means that this color reflects very little 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 18.16%, 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 | #6373b4 |
| RGB Decimal | 99, 115, 180 |
| RGB Percent | 38.82%, 45.10%, 70.59% |
| HSV | Hue: 228° Saturation: 45.0% Value: 70.59% |
| HSL | hsl(228, 35, 55) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 45.0 Magenta: 36.11 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 29.41 |
| YIQ | Y: 117.626 I: -30.422 Q: 16.843 |
| XYZ | X: 19.511 Y: 18.208 Z: 45.654 |
| CIE Lab | L:49.748 a:11.558 b:-36.336 |
| CIE Luv | L:49.748 u:-10.456 v:-56.185 |
| Decimal | 6517684 |
| Hunter Lab | 42.671, 6.945, -33.565 |
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