Behr Peppery MQ2-62
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- Peppery for living room (4 photos)
- Behr MQ2-62 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
- Behr Peppery reviews (10 photos)
- What are Behr Peppery undertones?
- Is Peppery MQ2-62 cool or warm?
- How light temperature affects on Peppery
- Monochromatic color scheme
- Complementary color scheme
- Color comparison and matching
- LRV of Peppery MQ2-62
- Color codes
- Color equivalents
| Code: | MQ2-62 |
| Name: | Peppery |
| Brand: | Behr |
What color is Behr Peppery?
Behr Peppery MQ2-62 is a deep, muted charcoal-gray with a noticeable warm brown cast that keeps it from reading blue or stark. Its low saturation gives walls a soft, weathered look, especially in rooms with natural wood, aged brass, or black metal details. In bright daylight, Peppery can show more of its earthy taupe undertone, while lower light brings out its darker, grounded gray character. It makes a strong choice for a study, dining room, exterior trim, or lower cabinetry where a near-black would feel too severe. Pair it with creamy off-whites, warm greige, clay-toned textiles, and medium oak for a cohesive palette.
Peppery for living room (4 photos)
Check out this stunning dark color used in real living rooms. Explore how this grey shade can create a unique space
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Behr MQ2-62 on kitchen cabinets (4 photos)
Want a stylish kitchen? View real-life photo examples of this fascinating warm grey hue is paired with backsplashes, countertops, and hardware.
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Behr Peppery reviews (10 photos)
View the photos of real spaces painted with this grey that were not included in specific categories. Close-ups, painted furniture, storages and dressers, hallways, stairs and ceilings.
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What are Behr Peppery undertones?
Peppery is a deep, near-neutral charcoal gray. Its chroma is so low that assigning a specific hue-based undertone would be misleading. Because it is close to neutral, nearby surfaces and the color of the light can noticeably change how warm or cool it appears.
HEX value:
RGB code:
91, 87, 82
Is Behr Peppery cool or warm?
warm
cool
With a hue of 33°, this black leans warm, but it is close to neutral and can read cooler in some light.
MQ2-62 Peppery HSL code: 33, 5%, 34%
Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.
How light temperature affects Peppery
Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.
In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:
| Direction of sunlight | Visible temp. | Hue | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| North | Cool | Bluish | All day |
| East | Warm | Yellow | Before noon |
| West | Warm | Orange-red | After noon |
| South | Warm | Orange-yellow | All day |
Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this black shade looks under different lighting:
4000K
Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Behr Peppery:
Monochromatic color scheme
This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.
Lighter shades
MQ2-62
Peppery
Darker shades
Complementary color scheme
This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Peppery with a orange hue, complementary colors are those with a blue hue close to 213, such as Behr Icicles and Shaved Ice.
LRV of Peppery
Peppery has an LRV of 9.88% and refers to Dark colors which means that this color almost does not reflect light. Why LRV is important?
Light Reflectance Value measures the amount of visible and usable light that reflects from a painted surface.
Simply put, the higher the LRV of a paint color, the brighter the room you will get.
The scale goes from 0% (absolute black, absorbing all light) to 100% (pure white, reflecting all light).
Act like a pro: When choosing paint with an LRV of 9.88%, pay attention to your bulbs' brightness. Light brightness is measured in lumens. The lower the paint's LRV, the higher lumen level you need. Every square foot of room needs at least 40 lumens. That means for a 200 ft2 living room you'll need about 8000 lumens of light – e.g., eight 1000 lm bulbs.
Color codes
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| Format | Code |
|---|---|
| HEX | #5b5752 |
| RGB Decimal | 91, 87, 82 |
| RGB Percent | 35.69%, 34.12%, 32.16% |
| HSV | Hue: 33° Saturation: 9.89% Value: 35.69% |
| HSL | hsl(33, 5, 34) |
| CMYK | Cyan: 0.0 Magenta: 4.4 Yellow: 9.89 Key: 64.31 |
| YIQ | Y: 87.626 I: 3.99 Q: -0.71 |
| XYZ | X: 9.245 Y: 9.65 Z: 9.356 |
| CIE Lab | L:37.206 a:0.61 b:3.48 |
| CIE Luv | L:37.206 u:2.557 v:4.205 |
| Decimal | 5986130 |
| Hunter Lab | 31.064, -1.237, 3.888 |
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