Color spec
| Brand | Behr |
| Name | Home Sweet Home |
| SKU | MQ2-19 |
| Hex | #9C806A |
| RGB | 156, 128, 106 |
| HSL | 26°, 20%, 51% |
| LRV | 24 |
| Undertone | warm red-orange tone |
| Family | Brown |
About Behr Home Sweet Home
With an LRV of 24, Home Sweet Home is a deep, dramatic shade. It soaks up light in north-facing rooms and looks richest where strong daylight hits it. 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. Warm artificial light softens it; cool LED can make it look flat, so match your bulbs to the mood you want.
Home Sweet Home works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.
Closest matches by brand
14 brands within ΔE 5The closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Only colors within ΔE 5 (close enough to substitute on a wall) are shown — brands with no real match are left off. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all brown from that brand.
Sherwin-Williams
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
PPG / Glidden
Glidden
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Dunn-Edwards
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Hirshfield's
Rodda
C2 Paint
Kompozit
Similar Behr colors
closest in the Behr deckThe nearest shades to Home Sweet Home within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #9C806A in HSL space. Pair Home Sweet Home with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.
Behr Home Sweet Home Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Home Sweet Home from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Behr MQ2-19 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Home Sweet Home
Sherwin-Williams's nearest match is Rookwood Clay (SW 2823), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.84). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 23 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Home Sweet Home without repainting risk. See the full Rookwood Clay swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Home Sweet Home
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Firewood (1027), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.32). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 24 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Home Sweet Home without repainting risk. See the full Firewood swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Home Sweet Home
Valspar's nearest match is Cavern (V133-5), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.92). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 23.5 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Home Sweet Home without repainting risk. See the full Cavern swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Home Sweet Home
PPG / Glidden's nearest match is Chocolate Moment (PPG1077-5), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.94). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 24 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Home Sweet Home without repainting risk. See the full Chocolate Moment swatch →
Glidden Equivalent of Home Sweet Home
Glidden's nearest match is Chocolate Moment (PPG1077-5), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.53). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 23 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Home Sweet Home without repainting risk. See the full Chocolate Moment swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Home Sweet Home
Dutch Boy has no exact twin of Home Sweet Home. The nearest is Leather Pouch (417-5DB) at ΔE 4 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 24 vs 24). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Leather Pouch swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Home Sweet Home
At HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, the closest color to Home Sweet Home is Hopsack (HGSW 3143) — very close at ΔE 3.02, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 24 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Hopsack swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Home Sweet Home
At Dunn-Edwards, the closest color to Home Sweet Home is Apple Cinnamon (DEBN46) — very close at ΔE 2.08, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 23 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Apple Cinnamon swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Home Sweet Home
Farrow & Ball's nearest match is Tack Room Door (NO. G6), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.12). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 24 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Home Sweet Home without repainting risk. See the full Tack Room Door swatch →
Hirshfield's Equivalent of Home Sweet Home
At Hirshfield's, the closest color to Home Sweet Home is Weaver's Tool (0177) — very close at ΔE 2.56, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 24 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Weaver's Tool swatch →
Rodda Equivalent of Home Sweet Home
At Rodda, the closest color to Home Sweet Home is Allspice (CA042) — very close at ΔE 2.02, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 24 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Allspice swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Home Sweet Home
C2 Paint has no exact twin of Home Sweet Home. The nearest is Creek Bed (BD38) at ΔE 4.34 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 24 vs 24). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Creek Bed swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Home Sweet Home
At Kompozit, the closest color to Home Sweet Home is Weaver's Tool (0177) — very close at ΔE 2.56, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 23 vs 24) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Weaver's Tool swatch →