Mountain Ridge
780B-6 · #605D56 · LRV 11 — warm red-orange tone, dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs.
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What Color Is Mountain Ridge, Really?
Mountain Ridge reads as a warm red-orange tone — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover how Behr 780B-6 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mountain Ridge
Mountain Ridge works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.
How Lighting Changes Mountain Ridge
With an LRV of 11, Mountain Ridge is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. Because it carries almost no measurable hue, it stays a true neutral and pairs cleanly with nearly any trim or floor. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Most complaints about Mountain Ridge are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr 780B-6 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
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| Sherwin-Williams | IroncladSW 9570 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.2 | 11 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Mohegan Sage2138-30 · Benjamin Moore | 3.9 | 11 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Wetlands5007-2C · Valspar | 2.2 | 10.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Stone's ThrowPPG1008-7 · PPG / Glidden | 2.4 | 11 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Dark WoodsPPG0999-7 · Glidden | 1.7 | 12 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Ashen447-6DB · Dutch Boy | 4.4 | 11 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Mountain Ridge within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #605D56 in HSL space. Pair Mountain Ridge with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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