Mountain Pine (Behr PPU12-19)
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Mountain Pine (Behr PPU12-19) is a very deep, neutral gray from Behr: LRV 14.8, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mountain Pine
Four Behr colors picked for Mountain Pine by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper gray, 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 Mountain Pine, 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 | Mountain Pass | SW 9655 | 14 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Knoxville Gray | HC-160 | 15.7 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Relaxed Navy | 5001-2B | 16 | 4.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Juniper Berry | 1145-6 | 14 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr gray colors nearest to Mountain Pine (LRV 14.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Mountain Pine
Darker than Mountain Pine
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU12-19 |
| Hex | #616E6C |
| RGB | 97, 110, 108 |
| HSL | 171°, 6%, 41% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.3, -5.3, -0.5 |
| Undertone | Cool Green |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Gray |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mountain Pine (Behr PPU12-19), published as #616E6C
#50656A
#72776C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mountain Pine (Behr PPU12-19)?
- Mountain Pine has an LRV of 14.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mountain Pine is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mountain Pine in another brand?
- Knoxville Gray (BM HC-160) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Mountain Pine warm or cool?
- Behr lists Mountain Pine as neutral, with a Cool Green undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.5; 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.