Windgate Hill (Behr MQ6-24)
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Windgate Hill (Behr MQ6-24) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 9.7, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Windgate Hill
Three Behr colors picked for Windgate Hill 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 Windgate Hill, 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 | Hidden Trail | SW 9525 | 10 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Aegean Olive | 1491 | 11.5 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Night Safari | 6011-3 | 11 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Moss Rock | 1032-7 | 10 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Windgate Hill (LRV 9.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Windgate Hill
Darker than Windgate Hill
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ6-24 |
| Hex | #5B584C |
| RGB | 91, 88, 76 |
| HSL | 48°, 9%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.4, -1.1, 7.4 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Windgate Hill (Behr MQ6-24), published as #5B584C
#4D4F4B
#6A614C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Windgate Hill (Behr MQ6-24)?
- Windgate Hill has an LRV of 9.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Windgate Hill is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Windgate Hill in another brand?
- Aegean Olive (BM 1491) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Windgate Hill warm or cool?
- Behr lists Windgate Hill as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.4; 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.