Rock Salt
BWC-10 · #EDEFDD · LRV 85 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
- 1Soft Fern57
- 2Hancock Green66
- 3Rock Salt85
- 4Iced Mint90
- 5Mint Hint95
What Color Is Rock Salt, Really?
Rock Salt reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Behr BWC-10 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Rock Salt
Rock Salt shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.
How Lighting Changes Rock Salt
Rock Salt is very light — LRV 85, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its yellow undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Most complaints about Rock Salt 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 BWC-10 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Pearl OnionSW 7126 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 86 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Tint of Mint851 · Benjamin Moore | 1.4 | 82 | Color page → |
| Valspar | ConstellationT649 · Valspar | 1.3 | 85 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Aloe EssencePPG1221-1 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 85 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Mental NotePPG1120-1 · Glidden | 1.1 | 84 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Light Bamboo126-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.1 | 84 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Rock Salt 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 #EDEFDD in HSL space. Pair Rock Salt with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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