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Behr Rooftop Garden#7C756A · LRV 18

Rooftop Garden reads as a red-orange / warm — dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr QE-38 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR ROOFTOP GARDEN
RGB 124, 117, 106 LRV 18

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Rooftop Garden
SKU QE-38
Hex #7C756A
RGB 124, 117, 106
HSL 37°, 8%, 45%
LRV 18
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Neutral

About Behr Rooftop Garden

With an LRV of 18, Rooftop Garden 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.

Rooftop Garden works best as a feature — a single wall, built-ins, a study or dining room — rather than wrapping a whole bright space. 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
Camel's Hump
SKU 0219 · #817667 · LRV 19
ΔE 2.38 (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.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.4
All neutral at Valspar →
6003-2B
#7A7467
Empire
ΔE 1.4 · LRV 17.6
M206
#7D786A
Ancient Labyrinth
ΔE 2.3 · LRV 18.8
T581
#7C7771
Chain Link
ΔE 2.59 · LRV 18.8
6005-2B
#83786D
Seine
ΔE 2.68 · LRV 19.4
V118-3
#787772
Glen Plaid
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 18.5

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.45
All neutral at Benjamin Moore →
1546
#7C7567
Gargoyle
ΔE 1.45 · LRV 19
1539
#7F7766
Roosevelt Taupe
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 20
HC-103
#7F7766
Cromwell Gray
ΔE 2.74 · LRV 20
1489
#7B7665
Devonshire Green
ΔE 3.32 · LRV 19
HC-100
#7B7665
Gloucester Sage
ΔE 3.32 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.96
All neutral at PPG / Glidden →
1006-6
#7B736B
Deconstruction
ΔE 1.96 · LRV 18
1023-6
#827566
Clam Shell
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 18
1019-6
#80736A
Tattle Tail
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 18
1020-6
#847567
Wicker Basket
ΔE 3.99 · LRV 19
1018-6
#7F726B
Flipper
ΔE 4.54 · LRV 18

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.01
All neutral at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7046
#817A6E
Anonymous
ΔE 2.01 · LRV 20
SW 7019
#78736E
Gauntlet Gray
ΔE 3.09 · LRV 17
SW 38
#7F7263
Library Pewter
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 17
SW 7514
#827466
Foothills
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 18
SW 7740
#7D745E
Messenger Bag
ΔE 4.64 · LRV 18

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.31
All neutral at Dunn-Edwards →
DE6230
#817A69
Center Ridge
ΔE 3.31 · LRV 20
DE6369
#787976
Legendary Gray
ΔE 5.35 · LRV 19
DE6279
#747769
Armored Steel
ΔE 6.02 · LRV 18
DE6383
#757374
Bank Vault
ΔE 6.57 · LRV 17
DE6040
#86736E
Cave of the Winds
ΔE 7.84 · LRV 18

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.72
All neutral at Magnolia Home →
JG-159
#737268
Estate
ΔE 3.72 · LRV 17
JG-129
#837165
Elemental
ΔE 5.63 · LRV 18
JG-130
#857F7C
Wooden Palette
ΔE 5.86 · LRV 22
JG-61
#777E6A
Bespoke Green
ΔE 9.17 · LRV 20
JG-10
#6B7970
Luxe
ΔE 10.37 · LRV 18

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.35
All neutral at Clare →
PNT100-DP-66
#767665
Field Trip
ΔE 5.35 · LRV 18
PNT100-DP-52
#8C8479
Dirty Chai
ΔE 5.9 · LRV 23
PNT100-DP-53
#726460
Coffee Date
ΔE 8.58 · LRV 14
PNT100-MD-16
#7B8082
Irony
ΔE 9.05 · LRV 21
PNT100-DP-61
#6C795F
Daily Greens
ΔE 12.19 · LRV 18

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.03
All neutral at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 244
#786963
London Clay
ΔE 7.03 · LRV 15
NO. 290
#726454
Salon Drab
ΔE 7.21 · LRV 13
NO. 47
#737C70
Green Smoke
ΔE 8.6 · LRV 19
NO. 299
#6A7C80
De Nimes
ΔE 12.64 · LRV 19
NO. 34
#768769
Calke Green
ΔE 14.58 · LRV 22

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.21
All neutral at Backdrop →
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 9.21 · LRV 22
BD-OS
#7E7C5C
Old Soul
ΔE 9.34 · LRV 18
BD-BA
#7C5F47
Buenos Aires
ΔE 12.18 · LRV 14
BD-TS
#7C5F47
Two Step
ΔE 12.18 · LRV 14
BD-MJ
#5A6E7E
Mom Jeans
ΔE 16.71 · LRV 18

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

HDC-NT-05
Aged Olive
LRV 18
N170-5
Chocolate Heart
LRV 18
N210-5
Caffeine
LRV 18
MQ2-58
Unpredictable Hue
LRV 17
HDC-AC-20
Halls Of Ivy
LRV 18
PPU10-19
Conifer Green
LRV 18

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #7C756A in HSL space. Pair Rooftop Garden with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#7C756A + #6A717C
TRIADIC
#7C756A · #6A7C75 · #756A7C
ANALOGOUS
#7C6C6A · #7C756A · #7A7C6A

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
4.56:1 AA
Sample text on black
4.61:1 AA

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

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