Behr

Plum Smoke

PPU16-14

Plum Smoke is a warm gray with the slightest rosy plum cast. The plum note appears slowly, most often beside cooler gray finishes. Hallways, offices, and kitchen walls can use its softness when industrial gray feels wrong.

On the chip it may look plain, but larger areas reveal the warm undertone. Bring in off white trim, stone counters, or dark bronze. Strong pink accents nearby can make the plum note more obvious.

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Color Codes

HEX

#928e8e

RGB Decimal

146, 142, 142

RGB Percent

57.3%, 55.7%, 55.7%

HSL

0.0, 1.8%, 56.5%

HSV

0.0, 2.7%, 57.3%

CMYK

0.0%, 2.7%, 2.7%, 42.7%

YIQ

143.2, 2.4, 0.8

XYZ

26.41, 27.41, 29.49

CIE Lab

59.35, 1.48, 0.52

CIE Luv

59.35, 2.30, 0.49

Hunter Lab

52.35, 1.26, 0.44

Decimal

9604750

Plum Smoke in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Behr Plum Smoke under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Behr Plum Smoke under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Red

Strength

Very Low

Temperature

neutral

Hue Angle

0°

Red Family

Lightness

57%

Medium

Saturation

Near Neutral

LRV

56.0

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Plum Smoke Wool Peacoat Nature Walk Tar

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Plum Smoke Ganymede Unique Gray Early Crocus

Complementary

Opposite on color wheel

Plum Smoke Millennium Silver Lampblack Lakeside Find

Analogous

Adjacent colors

Plum Smoke Falcon Gray Cinema Screen Cloudy Slate

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

Behr

Plum Smoke

Glidden

Antique Silver

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Plum Smoke

Glidden

Shining Armor

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Plum Smoke

Glidden

Cloudy Slate

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Plum Smoke

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Grant Gray

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Plum Smoke

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Letter Gray

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Plum Smoke

Glidden

Phoenix Fossil

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Plum Smoke

Farrow & Ball

Stoke

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Plum Smoke

Behr

Cool Ashes

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Plum Smoke

Glidden

Mt. Rainier

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Plum Smoke

Sherwin Williams

Gris Morado

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Plum Smoke

Benjamin Moore

Evening Skyline

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Plum Smoke

Farrow & Ball

Plummett

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Plum Smoke

Sherwin Williams

Illusive Green

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Plum Smoke

Benjamin Moore

Wall Street

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Valspar

Tabby Cat Gray

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Plum Smoke

Benjamin Moore

Sleepy Hollow