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Behr French Roast#49413B · LRV 6

French Roast reads as a red-orange / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr UL140-1 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR FRENCH ROAST
RGB 73, 65, 59 LRV 6

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name French Roast
SKU UL140-1
Hex #49413B
RGB 73, 65, 59
HSL 26°, 11%, 26%
LRV 6
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr French Roast

At LRV 6, French Roast 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.

French Roast earns its keep as a statement: accent walls, a front door, cabinetry, a moody powder room, or exterior trim where you want sharp contrast. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.

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
Evermore
SKU 0557 · #463E3B · LRV 5
ΔE 2.1 (close)
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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 neutral from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.67
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
2134-10
#4B433D
Night Horizon
ΔE 0.67 · LRV
CSP-240
#4E433D
Brownstone
ΔE 1.92 · LRV 8
ES-67
#4F423B
Oxford Brown
ΔE 2.75 · LRV 0
CW-175
#4A403E
Tucker Chocolate
ΔE 3.04 · LRV
2130-20
#494242
Deep Caviar
ΔE 3.72 · LRV 7

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.24
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7675
#48423C
Sealskin
ΔE 1.24 · LRV 6
SW 9183
#4C3D31
Dark Clove
ΔE 4.35 · LRV 5
SW 7069
#434341
Iron Ore
ΔE 4.88 · LRV 6
SW 7083
#443E40
Darkroom
ΔE 5.03 · LRV 5
SW 6174
#424036
Andiron
ΔE 5.15 · LRV 5

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.05
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1002-7
#4B4441
Phantom Mist
ΔE 2.05 · LRV 6
1005-7
#4F443F
Dark Granite
ΔE 2.33 · LRV 6
1011-7
#464544
Onyx
ΔE 4.58 · LRV 6
1001-7
#414040
Black Magic
ΔE 4.87 · LRV 5
14-05
#3D4645
Dark As Night
ΔE 9.8 · LRV 6

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.65
All neutral at Valspar →
M257
#493D34
Dark Chocolate
ΔE 2.65 · LRV 5
8006-2G
#4A4641
Ebony Keys
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 6
6009-1
#443F3E
Safari Brown
ΔE 3.23 · LRV 5.2
6011-2
#4C3E36
Burnt Tile
ΔE 3.27 · LRV 5.2
8006-11F
#424040
Arrowhead
ΔE 4.48 · LRV 5

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.75
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-122
#524840
Wooded Acres
ΔE 2.75 · LRV 7
JG-149
#514647
Pecan Grove
ΔE 5.41 · LRV 7
JG-145
#4D484C
Aspen Stone
ΔE 6.55 · LRV 7
JG-144
#48474C
Fine Black
ΔE 7.31 · LRV 6
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 9.31 · LRV 6

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.64
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 3.64 · LRV 7
NO. 36
#534644
Mahogany
ΔE 4.65 · LRV 7
NO. 57
#444546
Off-Black
ΔE 6.1 · LRV 6
NO. 294
#494248
Paean Black
ΔE 7.33 · LRV 6
NO. 31
#45484B
Railings
ΔE 7.71 · LRV 6

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.57
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 4.57 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 7.38 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 12.74 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 14.38 · LRV 11
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 17.17 · LRV 10

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.73
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6357
#464647
Black Tie
ΔE 5.73 · LRV 6
DE6350
#3E3F41
Dark Engine
ΔE 6.48 · LRV 5
DE6336
#414549
Stargazing
ΔE 8.24 · LRV 6
DE6343
#45494D
Salem Black
ΔE 8.44 · LRV 7
DEA181
#384543
Refined Green
ΔE 11.66 · LRV 6

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.93
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-AH
#3D423E
After Hours
ΔE 7.93 · LRV 6
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 8.12 · LRV 7
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 14.18 · LRV 6
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 14.74 · LRV 7
BD-WK
#3F546B
We Three Kings
ΔE 17.61 · LRV 8

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

PPU5-20
Sweet Molasses
LRV 6
PPU5-01
Espresso Beans
LRV 6
HDC-AC-26
Sarsaparilla
LRV 6
MQ1-35
Off Broadway
LRV 5
PPU18-20
Broadway
LRV 6
QE-24
Manchester Brown
LRV 6

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #49413B in HSL space. Pair French Roast with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#49413B + #3B4349
TRIADIC
#49413B · #3B4941 · #413B49
ANALOGOUS
#493B3C · #49413B · #49483B

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
9.99:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.1:1 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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