Color spec
| Brand | Behr |
| Name | Root Beer |
| SKU | 240F-7 |
| Hex | #643E2D |
| RGB | 100, 62, 45 |
| HSL | 19°, 38%, 28% |
| LRV | 6 |
| Undertone | warm red tone |
| Family | Brown |
About Behr Root Beer
At LRV 6, Root Beer 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.
Root Beer 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.
Closest matches by brand
8 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
Dutch Boy
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams
Hirshfield's
Kompozit
Similar Behr colors
closest in the Behr deckThe nearest shades to Root Beer 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 #643E2D in HSL space. Pair Root Beer 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 Root Beer Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Root Beer 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 240F-7 directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Root Beer
Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Root Beer. The nearest is Java (SW 6090) at ΔE 3.57 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 7 vs 6). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Java swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Root Beer
At Benjamin Moore, the closest color to Root Beer is Charlton Brown (CW-265) — very close at ΔE 2.01, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 7 vs 6) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Charlton Brown swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Root Beer
At Valspar, the closest color to Root Beer is Soul Chocolate (2011-9) — very close at ΔE 2.85, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 6.5 vs 6) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Soul Chocolate swatch →
Dutch Boy Equivalent of Root Beer
At Dutch Boy, the closest color to Root Beer is Buckeye Nut (410-7DB) — very close at ΔE 2.55, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 7 vs 6) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Buckeye Nut swatch →
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Root Beer
HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams has no exact twin of Root Beer. The nearest is Moca Java (HGSW 3071) at ΔE 3.57 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 7 vs 6). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Moca Java swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Root Beer
At Kompozit, the closest color to Root Beer is Hideaway (0137) — very close at ΔE 3.28, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 7 vs 6) and carries a warm red undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Hideaway swatch →