How popular is Cracked Pepper?
ColorRank64#237 of 50,762
Searches per month · USAbout 4,410 searches a month in the USDown 18% on the previous 12 months.
Google search volume for “Behr Cracked Pepper” and its code, averaged over the 12 months to September 2026; pulled 2026-10-15. An estimate, not a census. How we measure
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About Cracked Pepper
Behr's 2024 Color of the Year. Cracked Pepper is a sophisticated dark tone that blends black and brown for an earthy, grounding effect.
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Color Specifications
- Name
- Cracked Pepper
- Brand
- Behr
- Code
- PPU18-01
- Hex
- #4F5152
- RGB
- 79, 81, 82
- HSL
- 200, 2%, 32%
- CMYK
- 4, 1, 0, 68Approximate — screen to print
- Lab
- 34.3, -0.6, -0.9
- CSS
- --behr-cracked-pepper
- LRV
- 34 (Medium Light)
- Undertone
- Warm
- Temperature
- warm
- Family
- black
- Interior
- Yes
- Exterior
- Yes
- Finishes
- flatmatteeggshellsatinsemi-gloss
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Similar Colors & Cross-Brand Matches
Ranked by Delta E 2000. Under 1.0 looks the same on the wall.