Dominant Gray (Behr BXC-17)
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Dominant Gray (Behr BXC-17) is a very deep, neutral brown from Behr: LRV 9.4, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dominant Gray
Three Behr colors picked for Dominant Gray by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Dominant Gray, 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 | Stony Creek | SW 9610 | 9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Iron Mountain | 2134-30 | 11 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Ebony Field | 4004-2C | 9 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Bark | 1007-7 | 10 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Dominant Gray (LRV 9.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Dominant Gray
Darker than Dominant Gray
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BXC-17 |
| Hex | #5A5651 |
| RGB | 90, 86, 81 |
| HSL | 33°, 5%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.8, 0.6, 3.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dominant Gray (Behr BXC-17), published as #5A5651
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dominant Gray (Behr BXC-17)?
- Dominant Gray has an LRV of 9.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dominant Gray is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dominant Gray in another brand?
- Stony Creek (SW 9610) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Dominant Gray warm or cool?
- Behr lists Dominant Gray as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.5; 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.