Ball Gown (Behr MQ5-06)
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Ball Gown (Behr MQ5-06) is a very deep, cool gray from Behr: LRV 9.3, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Ball Gown
Three Behr colors picked for Ball Gown 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 Ball Gown, 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 | Mineral Gray | SW 2740 | 9 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Evening Dove | 2128-30 | 12 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Rogue Blue | 5009-2 | 10 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gray Flannel | 1013-6 | 10 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Ball Gown (LRV 9.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Ball Gown
Darker than Ball Gown
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ5-06 |
| Hex | #525661 |
| RGB | 82, 86, 97 |
| HSL | 224°, 8%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.6, 1.0, -6.9 |
| Undertone | Cool |
| Temperature | cool |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Ball Gown (Behr MQ5-06), published as #525661
#424D5F
#625F61
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Ball Gown (Behr MQ5-06)?
- Ball Gown has an LRV of 9.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Ball Gown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Ball Gown in another brand?
- Mineral Gray (SW 2740) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Ball Gown warm or cool?
- Behr lists Ball Gown as cool, with a Cool undertone. Its Lab b* value is -6.9; 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.