Dash of Pepper (BM 1554)
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Dash of Pepper (BM 1554) is a very deep, warm brown from Benjamin Moore: LRV 15.3, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dash of Pepper
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Dash of Pepper by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Dash of Pepper, 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 | Brainstorm Bronze | SW 7033 | 14 | 1.4 | very close |
| Behr | Toasted Walnut | 720D-6 | 14.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Treetrunk | 3009-10 | 15 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Granite | 1022-6 | 15 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore brown colors nearest to Dash of Pepper (LRV 15.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Dash of Pepper
Darker than Dash of Pepper
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1554 |
| Hex | #726859 |
| RGB | 114, 104, 89 |
| HSL | 36°, 12%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 15.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.5, 1.3, 9.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dash of Pepper (BM 1554), published as #726859
#635F58
#817159
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dash of Pepper (BM 1554)?
- Dash of Pepper has an LRV of 15.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dash of Pepper is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dash of Pepper in another brand?
- Toasted Walnut (Behr 720D-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dash of Pepper warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Dash of Pepper as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.9; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.