Pepper Mill (Behr BXC-44)
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Pepper Mill (Behr BXC-44) is a very deep, warm greige from Behr: LRV 17.6, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pepper Mill
Three Behr colors picked for Pepper Mill 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 Pepper Mill, 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 | Crooked River | SW 9524 | 18 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Rooftop Garden | CSP-765 | 19 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Empire | 6003-2B | 20 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Organic | 1029-6 | 17 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Pepper Mill (LRV 17.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Pepper Mill
Darker than Pepper Mill
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BXC-44 |
| Hex | #777568 |
| RGB | 119, 117, 104 |
| HSL | 52°, 7%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.1, -1.7, 7.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pepper Mill (Behr BXC-44), published as #777568
#686C66
#877E68
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pepper Mill (Behr BXC-44)?
- Pepper Mill has an LRV of 17.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pepper Mill is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Pepper Mill in another brand?
- Crooked River (SW 9524) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Pepper Mill warm or cool?
- Behr lists Pepper Mill as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.5; 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.