Behr Windsurf PPU14-09
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| Code: | PPU14-09 |
| Name: | Windsurf |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Windsurf?
Behr Windsurf PPU14-09 is a muted blue-gray with a soft, weathered cast that keeps it from reading overly icy. Its medium-light depth gives walls noticeable color while maintaining an airy feel, especially in bedrooms, bathrooms, and home offices. In bright daylight, Windsurf shows a clearer blue presence; under warm bulbs, its gray side becomes more pronounced. Pair it with crisp off-white trim, pale oak, brushed nickel, and charcoal accents for a clean, grounded palette. It also suits cabinetry or a covered exterior door when a cooler alternative to standard gray is wanted.
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What are Behr Windsurf undertones?
Windsurf is a mid-light, muted blue-gray. 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:
145, 170, 184
Is Behr Windsurf cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 202°, this Blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.
PPU14-09 Windsurf HSL code: 202, 22%, 65%
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 Windsurf
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 Blue shade looks under different lighting:
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Windsurf:
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
PPU14-09
Windsurf
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 Windsurf with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 22, such as Behr Autumn Ashes and Piano Brown.
LRV of Windsurf
Windsurf has an LRV of 37.32% and refers to Medium 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 37.32%, 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 | #91aab8 |
| RGB Decimal | 145, 170, 184 |
| RGB Percent | 56.86%, 66.67%, 72.16% |
| HSV | Hue: 202° Saturation: 21.2% Value: 72.16% |
| HSL | hsl(202, 22, 65) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 21.2 Magenta: 7.61 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 27.84 |
| YIQ | Y: 164.121 I: -19.396 Q: -0.932 |
| XYZ | X: 34.701 Y: 38.229 Z: 50.885 |
| CIE Lab | L:68.189 a:-5.526 b:-10.052 |
| CIE Luv | L:68.189 u:-13.647 v:-14.268 |
| Decimal | 9546424 |
| Hunter Lab | 61.829, -8.022, -5.514 |
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