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Behr Treemoss#5E5445 · LRV 9

Treemoss reads as a red-orange / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr QE-32 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR TREEMOSS
RGB 94, 84, 69 LRV 9

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Treemoss
SKU QE-32
Hex #5E5445
RGB 94, 84, 69
HSL 36°, 15%, 32%
LRV 9
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Gray

About Behr Treemoss

At LRV 9, Treemoss is about as dark as paint gets — it reads near-black on a wall and reveals its character only in direct daylight or under warm bulbs. Its orange 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 rooms with little natural light it can feel heavy, so reserve it for spaces you want to feel enveloping.

Treemoss earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Grays like this read as a modern neutral and sit comfortably alongside both warm woods and cool metals.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Bad Hair Day
SKU 0564 · #605547 · LRV 9
ΔE 1 (near-perfect)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all gray from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.25
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1025-7
#615544
Coffee Bean
ΔE 1.25 · LRV 9
1024-7
#5E5241
Friar's Brown
ΔE 1.34 · LRV 9
1021-7
#5E5349
Cabin Fever
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 9
1028-7
#5C5644
Walnut Grove
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 9
15-22
#625141
Pumpernickel
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 9

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.46
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7745
#5A5243
Muddled Basil
ΔE 1.46 · LRV 9
SW 6160
#5D513E
Best Bronze
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 9
SW 6167
#5E5949
Garden Gate
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 10
SW 7545
#63523D
Pier
ΔE 3.8 · LRV 9
SW 2846
#575449
Roycroft Bronze Green
ΔE 4.06 · LRV 9

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.65
All gray at Valspar →
8004-20G
#625745
Midnight Forest
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 10
V147-6
#625745
Midnight Forest
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 9.8
6001-2C
#585445
Olive Smudge
ΔE 3.65 · LRV 8.8
V131-6
#665244
If a Tree Fell …
ΔE 5.66 · LRV 9.3
8004-26G
#59563F
Hyde Park
ΔE 6.05 · LRV 9

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.37
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-168
#655D50
Mosswood
ΔE 3.37 · LRV 11
JG-160
#525342
Step Stool Green
ΔE 6.94 · LRV 8
JG-158
#585855
Conservatory
ΔE 7.32 · LRV 10
JG-126
#565950
Locally Grown
ΔE 7.57 · LRV 10
JG-151
#4F5853
1905 Green
ΔE 10.71 · LRV 9

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.31
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
2139-20
#565344
Dakota Woods Green
ΔE 4.31 · LRV 10
1239
#5F5047
Rural Earth
ΔE 5.08 · LRV 10
2112-30
#5F544E
Stone Brown
ΔE 5.13 · LRV 10
1238
#645145
Falcon Brown
ΔE 5.72 · LRV 9
HC-72
#60514A
Branchport Brown
ΔE 5.98 · LRV

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.16
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6063
#5E4F46
Black Walnut
ΔE 5.16 · LRV 8
DEA161
#695649
Wild Mustang
ΔE 5.56 · LRV 10
DEC756
#59504C
Weathered Brown
ΔE 6 · LRV 8
DE6391
#5C5451
Black Russian
ΔE 6.35 · LRV 9
DE6035
#604D47
Lynx
ΔE 8.19 · LRV 8

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.69
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 8.69 · LRV 7
NO. 36
#534644
Mahogany
ΔE 9.18 · LRV 7
NO. 93
#464C49
Studio Green
ΔE 10.48 · LRV 7
NO. 281
#4D5B6A
Stiffkey Blue
ΔE 17.93 · LRV 10
NO. 297
#6D4247
Preference Red
ΔE 18.82 · LRV 8

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.76
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 8.76 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 9.68 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 14.7 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 16.48 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 17.86 · LRV 10

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.78
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 8.78 · LRV 7
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 9.95 · LRV 14
BD-TS
#7C5F47
Two Step
ΔE 9.95 · LRV 14
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 14.24 · LRV 7
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 20.45 · LRV 8

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

The nearest shades to Treemoss within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

N210-6
Swiss Brown
LRV 9
760B-6
Traditional
LRV 10
UL170-1
Pine Cone
LRV 9
MQ6-24
Windgate Hill
LRV 10
UL130-1
Scented Clove
LRV 9
HDC-AC-07
Oak Creek
LRV 9

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #5E5445 in HSL space. Pair Treemoss with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#5E5445 + #454F5E
TRIADIC
#5E5445 · #455E54 · #54455E
ANALOGOUS
#5E4745 · #5E5445 · #5B5E45

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
7.42:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.83:1 fail

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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