Peppery (Behr MQ2-62)
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Peppery (Behr MQ2-62) is a very deep, neutral brown from Behr: LRV 9.6, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Peppery
Three Behr colors picked for Peppery 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 Peppery, 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 | Prelude | SW 9620 | 9 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Iron Mountain | 2134-30 | 11 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | English Tea Party | 6004-2C | 10 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Stone's Throw | 1008-7 | 11 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Peppery (LRV 9.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Peppery
Darker than Peppery
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ2-62 |
| Hex | #5B5752 |
| RGB | 91, 87, 82 |
| HSL | 33°, 5%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.2, 0.6, 3.5 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Peppery (Behr MQ2-62), published as #5B5752
#4C4E50
#6A6052
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Peppery (Behr MQ2-62)?
- Peppery has an LRV of 9.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Peppery is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Peppery in another brand?
- Prelude (SW 9620) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Peppery warm or cool?
- Behr lists Peppery 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.