Rock Salt (Behr BWC-10)
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Rock Salt (Behr BWC-10) is a light, warm off-white from Behr: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rock Salt
Four Behr colors picked for Rock Salt by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper neutral, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Rock Salt, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Restful White | SW 7563 | 81 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | White Down | 970 | 76.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Shania's Lace | 3006-10C | 80 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Little Lamb | 1112-1 | 79 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr off-white colors nearest to Rock Salt (LRV 79 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Rock Salt
Darker than Rock Salt
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BWC-10 |
| Hex | #EAE6D7 |
| RGB | 234, 230, 215 |
| HSL | 47°, 31%, 88% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.2, -1.2, 7.8 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Off-white |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rock Salt (Behr BWC-10), published as #EAE6D7
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#FCF0D7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rock Salt (Behr BWC-10)?
- Rock Salt has an LRV of 79 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rock Salt is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Rock Salt in another brand?
- Little Lamb (PPG 1112-1) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Rock Salt warm or cool?
- Behr lists Rock Salt as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.