Evening Canyon (Behr ECC-27-3)
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Evening Canyon (Behr ECC-27-3) is a very deep, neutral black from Behr: LRV 5.7, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Evening Canyon
Three Behr colors picked for Evening Canyon 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 Evening Canyon, 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 | Iron Ore | SW 7069 | 6 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cordovan Brown | ES-62 | 6 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Fired Earth | 6011-1 | 7 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Onyx | 1011-7 | 6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr black colors nearest to Evening Canyon (LRV 5.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Evening Canyon
Darker than Evening Canyon
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ECC-27-3 |
| Hex | #454341 |
| RGB | 69, 67, 65 |
| HSL | 30°, 3%, 26% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 5.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 28.5, 0.4, 1.5 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Evening Canyon (Behr ECC-27-3), published as #454341
#373B3F
#544B41
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Evening Canyon (Behr ECC-27-3)?
- Evening Canyon has an LRV of 5.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Evening Canyon is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Evening Canyon in another brand?
- Onyx (PPG 1011-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Evening Canyon warm or cool?
- Behr lists Evening Canyon as neutral, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 1.5; 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.