Arid Plains (Behr PPU25-07)
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Arid Plains (Behr PPU25-07) is a medium, warm greige from Behr: LRV 45.5, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Arid Plains
Four Behr colors picked for Arid Plains by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Arid Plains, 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 | Sensible Hue | SW 6198 | 46 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Bone Black | CW-715 | 47.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Soulful Grey | 6004-1B | 48 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ghost Writer | 1007-3 | 48 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Arid Plains (LRV 45.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Arid Plains
Darker than Arid Plains
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU25-07 |
| Hex | #B6B4A9 |
| RGB | 182, 180, 169 |
| HSL | 51°, 8%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 45.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.2, -1.3, 5.9 |
| Undertone | Neutral |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Arid Plains (Behr PPU25-07), published as #B6B4A9
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#C7BEA9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Arid Plains (Behr PPU25-07)?
- Arid Plains has an LRV of 45.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Arid Plains is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Arid Plains in another brand?
- Sensible Hue (SW 6198) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Arid Plains warm or cool?
- Behr lists Arid Plains as warm, with a Neutral undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.9; 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.