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Behr Cinnabark#634D45 · LRV 8

Cinnabark reads as a red / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr PPU3-20 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR CINNABARK
RGB 99, 77, 69 LRV 8

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Cinnabark
SKU PPU3-20
Hex #634D45
RGB 99, 77, 69
HSL 16°, 18%, 33%
LRV 8
Undertone red / warm
Family Brown

About Behr Cinnabark

At LRV 8, Cinnabark 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 red 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.

Cinnabark earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm 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
Connoisseur
SKU 0143 · #654E44 · LRV 9
ΔE 1.08 (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 brown from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.12
All brown at PPG / Glidden →
1074-7
#604B42
Little Bear
ΔE 1.12 · LRV 8
15-23
#624E45
Chestnut
ΔE 1.2 · LRV 8
1075-7
#604A3F
Fudge Truffle
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 8
1017-7
#60504B
Chocolate Pretzel
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 9
1016-7
#664942
Spiced Wine
ΔE 3.14 · LRV 8

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.25
All brown at Benjamin Moore →
HC-71
#654C43
Hasbrouck Brown
ΔE 1.25 · LRV
2109-20
#604D44
Hearthstone Brown
ΔE 1.64 · LRV 9
AF-170
#5F4D43
French Press
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 10
HC-70
#5F4F46
Van Buren Brown
ΔE 3.06 · LRV 10
2113-30
#664B47
Bison Brown
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 9

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.48
All brown at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6035
#604D47
Lynx
ΔE 1.48 · LRV 8
DE6049
#644B41
Chaps
ΔE 1.5 · LRV 8
DE6014
#5F4947
Dark Chocolate
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 8
DE6063
#5E4F46
Black Walnut
ΔE 3.55 · LRV 8
DE6021
#654846
Outer Boundary
ΔE 4.71 · LRV 8

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.15
All brown at Valspar →
2005-9A
#624B3F
Boston Legacy
ΔE 2.15 · LRV 8
1001-9A
#62534D
Hunting Boots
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 9.4
2004-9A
#674C3D
Deep Walnut
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 8.4
V131-6
#665244
If a Tree Fell …
ΔE 3.9 · LRV 9.3
2003-9A
#6A4B3D
Brooklyn Brownstone
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 8.4

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.46
All brown at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 2808
#5F4D43
Rookwood Dark Brown
ΔE 2.46 · LRV 8
SW 6083
#5F4B3F
Sable
ΔE 2.76 · LRV 8
SW 7510
#5B4B44
Chateau Brown
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 8
SW 9091
#604C3D
Half‐Caff
ΔE 4.17 · LRV 8
SW 6104
#65503D
Kaffee
ΔE 5.84 · LRV 9

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.44
All brown at Magnolia Home →
JG-171
#664840
Mountain Currant
ΔE 3.44 · LRV 8
JG-131
#544846
Cut Cedar
ΔE 5.49 · LRV 7
JG-155
#584445
Moody Fig
ΔE 5.68 · LRV 7
JG-122
#524840
Wooded Acres
ΔE 6.51 · LRV 7
JG-160
#525342
Step Stool Green
ΔE 15.43 · LRV 8

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.65
All brown at Backdrop →
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 4.65 · LRV 7
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 9.65 · LRV 14
BD-TS
#7C5F47
Two Step
ΔE 9.65 · LRV 14
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 21.57 · LRV 8
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 22.61 · LRV 7

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.45
All brown at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 36
#534644
Mahogany
ΔE 5.45 · LRV 7
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 8.36 · LRV 7
NO. 297
#6D4247
Preference Red
ΔE 10.05 · LRV 8
NO. 222
#5D3B42
Brinjal
ΔE 10.24 · LRV 6
NO. 93
#464C49
Studio Green
ΔE 15.52 · LRV 7

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.64
All brown at Clare →
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 9.64 · LRV 10
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 9.68 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 10.7 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 11.05 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 17.62 · LRV 11

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

220F-7
Yorkshire Brown
LRV 8
QE-16
Earth Chicory
LRV 8
UL170-1
Pine Cone
LRV 9
UL130-2
Roasted Nuts
LRV 8
MQ1-58
Chocolate Soul
LRV 8
UL130-1
Scented Clove
LRV 9

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #634D45 in HSL space. Pair Cinnabark with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#634D45 + #455B63
TRIADIC
#634D45 · #45634D · #4D4563
ANALOGOUS
#63454C · #634D45 · #635C45

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
7.84:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.68:1 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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