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Behr Sugar Maple#B68C6E · LRV 30

Sugar Maple reads as a red-orange / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr S230-5 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR SUGAR MAPLE
RGB 182, 140, 110 LRV 30

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Sugar Maple
SKU S230-5
Hex #B68C6E
RGB 182, 140, 110
HSL 25°, 33%, 57%
LRV 30
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Brown

About Behr Sugar Maple

Sugar Maple sits in the mid-range at LRV 30, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. 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. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Sugar Maple is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm 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
Skinny Dip
SKU 0156 · #B58A6E · LRV 29
ΔE 1.06 (near-perfect)
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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 brown from that brand.

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.7
All brown at Valspar →
V085-4
#B58A6B
Cinnamon Scone
ΔE 0.7 · LRV 28.9
2004-7C
#B8896B
Coffee Gelato
ΔE 1.62 · LRV 29.1
P083
#BA8969
Nobody But Ben
ΔE 1.95 · LRV 29.4
V083-4
#B5886F
Faded Redwood
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 28.6
V087-4
#B28E6D
Sassafras Tea
ΔE 2.64 · LRV 29.8

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.5
All brown at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7718
#BB8D6B
Oak Creek
ΔE 1.5 · LRV 31
SW 7725
#AD896A
Yearling
ΔE 2.61 · LRV 28
SW 2804
#AF8871
Renwick Rose Beige
ΔE 2.81 · LRV 28
SW 6116
#BA8C64
Tatami Tan
ΔE 3.02 · LRV 30
SW 2835
#AE9278
Craftsman Brown
ΔE 4.61 · LRV 31

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.14
All brown at Benjamin Moore →
1160
#B59077
Chadwick Brown
ΔE 2.14 · LRV
2164-40
#B18E74
Serengeti Sand
ΔE 2.15 · LRV
1208
#BC8B6E
Tuscany
ΔE 2.26 · LRV
1228
#B78C75
Roman Shade
ΔE 2.83 · LRV
1131
#B6906B
Autumn Leaf
ΔE 3.31 · LRV

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.23
All brown at PPG / Glidden →
1081-5
#B98D68
Fire Dust
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 30
1069-5
#BC886A
Honey Graham
ΔE 2.94 · LRV 29
1080-5
#BA8F68
Tropical Tan
ΔE 3.04 · LRV 31
16-05
#B88A74
Caramel Sugar
ΔE 3.73 · LRV 30
1068-5
#BE8973
Terrazzo Tan
ΔE 5.13 · LRV 30

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.24
All brown at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC707
#BC896E
Foxtail
ΔE 3.24 · LRV 30
DE6117
#B49375
Colorado Trail
ΔE 3.46 · LRV 32
DE6103
#C09078
Copper Lake
ΔE 3.87 · LRV 33
DEC718
#A78B71
Mesa Tan
ΔE 4.68 · LRV 28
DE6152
#B49161
Maple View
ΔE 6.97 · LRV 31

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.95
All brown at Magnolia Home →
JG-152
#A8875F
Vintage Crown
ΔE 5.95 · LRV 26
JG-136
#9D918B
Homebody
ΔE 11.95 · LRV 29
JG-128
#A39B89
Antiquing
ΔE 13.27 · LRV 33
JG-52
#9C9878
Countryside
ΔE 16.01 · LRV 31
JG-57
#979A82
Garden Essential
ΔE 19.08 · LRV 31

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 8
All brown at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 28
#B49D8D
Dead Salmon
ΔE 8 · LRV 36
NO. 40
#998976
Mouse's Back
ΔE 9.55 · LRV 26
NO. 64
#C57B67
Red Earth
ΔE 9.95 · LRV 27
NO. 243
#9F9389
Charleston Gray
ΔE 11.17 · LRV 30
NO. 295
#A0837F
Sulking Room Pink
ΔE 11.18 · LRV 25

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.39
All brown at Backdrop →
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 9.39 · LRV 33
BD-RO
#D2A299
Rosita
ΔE 11.95 · LRV 38
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 12.64 · LRV 33
BD-NU
#A4A89F
Nuevo
ΔE 20.12 · LRV 38
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 21.71 · LRV 35

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.96
All brown at Clare →
PNT100-DP-59
#C29F68
Good as Gold
ΔE 9.96 · LRV 37
PNT100-MD-28
#C88883
Pink Sky
ΔE 12.61 · LRV 32
PNT100-DP-52
#8C8479
Dirty Chai
ΔE 13.77 · LRV 23
PNT100-MD-14
#91928C
Shade
ΔE 17.69 · LRV 28
PNT100-MD-64
#9FA47B
Extra Virgin
ΔE 20.21 · LRV 35

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

QE-12
Dune Drift
LRV 30
S240-5
Poncho
LRV 30
BXC-46
Mojave Dusk
LRV 31
QE-30
Keystone
LRV 31
MQ1-29
Carmelite
LRV 29
260F-5
Applesauce Cake
LRV 29

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B68C6E in HSL space. Pair Sugar Maple with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B68C6E + #6E98B6
TRIADIC
#B68C6E · #6EB68C · #8C6EB6
ANALOGOUS
#B66E74 · #B68C6E · #B6B06E

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
3.01:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
6.97:1 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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