Historical Ruins (Behr BXC-19)
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Historical Ruins (Behr BXC-19) is a medium, warm beige from Behr: LRV 48.6, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Historical Ruins
Four Behr colors picked for Historical Ruins by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Historical Ruins, 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 | Jogging Path | SW 7638 | 49 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Senora Gray | 1530 | 48.2 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sandy Sage | 5008-1C | 48 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Heavy Hammock | 1027-3 | 48 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Historical Ruins (LRV 48.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Historical Ruins
Darker than Historical Ruins
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BXC-19 |
| Hex | #BFB9A7 |
| RGB | 191, 185, 167 |
| HSL | 45°, 16%, 70% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.2, -1.0, 9.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Historical Ruins (Behr BXC-19), published as #BFB9A7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Historical Ruins (Behr BXC-19)?
- Historical Ruins has an LRV of 48.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Historical Ruins is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Historical Ruins in another brand?
- Senora Gray (BM 1530) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Historical Ruins warm or cool?
- Behr lists Historical Ruins as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.9; 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.