Fresh Sawdust (Behr BXC-70)
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Fresh Sawdust (Behr BXC-70) is a deep, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 39.5, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fresh Sawdust
Four Behr colors picked for Fresh Sawdust by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Fresh Sawdust, 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 | Vintage Gold | SW 9024 | 41 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Roxbury Caramel | HC-42 | 40.1 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Buckskin Pony | 3004-7C | 39 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Outback | 1088-5 | 40 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Fresh Sawdust (LRV 39.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Fresh Sawdust
Darker than Fresh Sawdust
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BXC-70 |
| Hex | #C8A278 |
| RGB | 200, 162, 120 |
| HSL | 31°, 42%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.1, 8.3, 27.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fresh Sawdust (Behr BXC-70), published as #C8A278
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fresh Sawdust (Behr BXC-70)?
- Fresh Sawdust has an LRV of 39.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fresh Sawdust is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Fresh Sawdust in another brand?
- Roxbury Caramel (BM HC-42) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fresh Sawdust warm or cool?
- Behr lists Fresh Sawdust as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.1; 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.