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Behr Coffee With Cream#AA9F9B · LRV 36

Coffee With Cream reads as a red / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr N170-4 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR COFFEE WITH CREAM
RGB 170, 159, 155 LRV 36

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Coffee With Cream
SKU N170-4
Hex #AA9F9B
RGB 170, 159, 155
HSL 16°, 8%, 64%
LRV 36
Undertone red / warm
Family Gray

About Behr Coffee With Cream

Coffee With Cream sits in the mid-range at LRV 36, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Coffee With Cream is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. 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
Cloudy Today
SKU 0568 · #A6A096 · LRV 35
ΔE 4.75 (noticeable)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.74
All gray at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6038
#AC9E97
Truly Taupe
ΔE 1.74 · LRV 35
SW 7635
#AA9E95
Palisade
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 35
SW 7024
#ABA39A
Functional Gray
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 37
SW 7640
#A7A094
Fawn Brindle
ΔE 5.28 · LRV 35
SW 7045
#A8A093
Intellectual Gray
ΔE 5.42 · LRV 36

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.13
All gray at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6060
#A79994
Twilight Taupe
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 33
DE6032
#B29E9D
Hazelnut
ΔE 4.44 · LRV 36
DE6361
#A1A5A8
Baby Seal
ΔE 7.76 · LRV 37
DE6354
#9CA0A6
Gray Wolf
ΔE 8.08 · LRV 35
DE6291
#9DA7A0
Casting Shadow
ΔE 11.47 · LRV 37

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.38
All gray at PPG / Glidden →
1018-4
#A99F97
Winter's Nap
ΔE 2.38 · LRV 35
1019-4
#A99F96
Simmering Smoke
ΔE 2.89 · LRV 35
1003-4
#A49F9F
Equilibrium
ΔE 3.13 · LRV 35
1047-5
#AB9B9C
Coffee Custard
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 35
1016-5
#B39B94
Iris Mauve
ΔE 5.18 · LRV 35

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.9
All gray at Valspar →
8005-12D
#A7A0A1
Crystal Noir
ΔE 2.9 · LRV 36
4003-1C
#A9A39D
Rocky Bluffs
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 37.2
6005-1C
#ACA194
Smoked Oyster
ΔE 4.69 · LRV 36.3
8006-2E
#A8A298
Graceful Gray
ΔE 4.76 · LRV 37
4004-1C
#A1A09B
Hazy Stratus
ΔE 5.42 · LRV 35.2

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.79
All gray at Benjamin Moore →
AF-675
#A5A2A0
Fusion
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 37
1468
#A29D96
Willow Creek
ΔE 4.06 · LRV 34
CC-518
#A29D96
Escarpment
ΔE 4.06 · LRV 34
1552
#A69F93
River Reflections
ΔE 5.3 · LRV 35
HC-105
#A8A295
Rockport Gray
ΔE 6.09 · LRV 37

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.79
All gray at Magnolia Home →
JG-135
#A19C96
Watering Can
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 34
JG-118
#ACA9A3
Refinished
ΔE 5.18 · LRV 40
JG-114
#AAA497
Quaint Cottage
ΔE 6.16 · LRV 37
JG-15
#A7A9A3
Weathered Windmill
ΔE 7.59 · LRV 39
JG-137
#A3A7A1
Vintage Weathervane
ΔE 8.47 · LRV 38

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.97
All gray at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 265
#A2A29D
Manor House Gray
ΔE 5.97 · LRV 36
NO. 28
#B49D8D
Dead Salmon
ΔE 6.27 · LRV 36
NO. 17
#B4A693
Light Gray
ΔE 7.2 · LRV 39
NO. 6
#B6A38F
London Stone
ΔE 7.28 · LRV 38
NO. 25
#A1A093
Pigeon
ΔE 8.12 · LRV 35

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.79
All gray at Backdrop →
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 6.79 · LRV 33
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 8.06 · LRV 33
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 9.24 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 14.09 · LRV 35
BD-UD
#A4B5BB
Underdog
ΔE 14.52 · LRV 41

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.36
All gray at Clare →
PNT100-LT-32
#9C9CA7
Cosmic Vibes
ΔE 8.36 · LRV 34
PNT100-LT-15
#9CA2A7
Set In Stone
ΔE 8.83 · LRV 36
PNT100-DP-78
#99AAA4
Mellow Mood
ΔE 14.19 · LRV 38
PNT100-LT-38
#90A6AE
Good Jeans
ΔE 15.65 · LRV 36
PNT100-MD-43
#9AB0AB
Make Waves
ΔE 16 · LRV 41

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

MQ2-56
Abbey Stone
LRV 36
PPU17-12
Smoked Mauve
LRV 34
N200-4
Rustic Taupe
LRV 34
N180-4
Moleskin
LRV 37
HDC-CT-18
Violet Vista
LRV 37
MQ2-52
Roadside
LRV 36

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #AA9F9B in HSL space. Pair Coffee With Cream with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#AA9F9B + #9BA6AA
TRIADIC
#AA9F9B · #9BAA9F · #9F9BAA
ANALOGOUS
#AA9B9E · #AA9F9B · #AAA79B

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
2.58:1 fail
Sample text on black
8.14:1 AAA

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

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