Tribal Pottery
PPU3-14 · #A78877 · LRV 27 — warm red-orange tone, mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light.
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What Color Is Tribal Pottery, Really?
Tribal Pottery reads as a warm red-orange tone — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover how Behr PPU3-14 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Tribal Pottery
Tribal Pottery 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.
How Lighting Changes Tribal Pottery
Tribal Pottery sits in the mid-range at LRV 27, 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.
Most complaints about Tribal Pottery are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr PPU3-14 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Chocolate PowderSW 9082 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 28 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Gaucho Brown2096-40 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 27 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Delta Sandbar2005-9C · Valspar | 1.7 | 26.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Bedford BrownPPG1060-5 · PPG / Glidden | 4.5 | 28 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Bedford BrownPPG1060-5 · Glidden | 4.7 | 28 | Color page → |
| HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | Relaxed VibeHGSW 3064 · HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 28 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Tribal Pottery within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #A78877 in HSL space. Pair Tribal Pottery with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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