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Behr Twinberry#694447 · LRV 8

Twinberry reads as a red / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr MQ1-14 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR TWINBERRY
RGB 105, 68, 71 LRV 8

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Twinberry
SKU MQ1-14
Hex #694447
RGB 105, 68, 71
HSL 355°, 21%, 34%
LRV 8
Undertone red / warm
Family Brown

About Behr Twinberry

At LRV 8, Twinberry 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.

Twinberry 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.

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
Berry Crush
SKU 0081 · #73413E · LRV 8
ΔE 4.82 (noticeable)
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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.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.41
All brown at Benjamin Moore →
ES-21
#674142
New Pilgrim Red
ΔE 1.41 · LRV 0
1267
#6D4243
Ruby Dusk
ΔE 2.12 · LRV 9
1260
#634543
El Cajon Clay
ΔE 3.34 · LRV
HC-64
#634543
Townsend Harbour Brown
ΔE 3.34 · LRV 8
1365
#6C4551
Bordeaux Red
ΔE 3.92 · LRV

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.78
All brown at Valspar →
V078-6
#663F44
Merlot
ΔE 1.78 · LRV 6.8
1004-7A
#624647
Purple Earth
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 7.4
1010-6
#6D3F48
Stoic
ΔE 3.41 · LRV 7.2
1006-7A
#663D3A
Brown Plum
ΔE 3.85 · LRV 6.5
V080-6
#703D3D
Molten Sulphur
ΔE 4.53 · LRV 7.1

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.89
All brown at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 297
#6D4247
Preference Red
ΔE 1.89 · LRV 8
NO. 222
#5D3B42
Brinjal
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 6
NO. 254
#50414C
Pelt
ΔE 9.4 · LRV 6
NO. 36
#534644
Mahogany
ΔE 9.86 · LRV 7
NO. 255
#4D4746
Tanner's Brown
ΔE 13.08 · LRV 7

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.35
All brown at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 72
#623F45
Deep Maroon
ΔE 2.35 · LRV 7
SW 7594
#6E423E
Carriage Door
ΔE 3.98 · LRV 8
SW 2837
#6A4238
Aurora Brown
ΔE 6.27 · LRV 7
SW 6062
#694336
Rugged Brown
ΔE 7.65 · LRV 7
SW 2856
#61463A
Fairfax Brown
ΔE 8.62 · LRV 7

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.53
All brown at PPG / Glidden →
1054-7
#674848
Chocolate Eclair
ΔE 2.53 · LRV 8
1049-7
#71424A
Red Red Wine
ΔE 3.31 · LRV 8
1053-7
#6C403E
Burgundy Wine
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 7
13-03
#6C403E
Burgundy Wine
ΔE 3.38 · LRV 7
1060-7
#6D4741
Warm Mahogany
ΔE 4.33 · LRV 8

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.51
All brown at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA145
#69444F
Wine Stain
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 8
DE6021
#654846
Outer Boundary
ΔE 3.64 · LRV 8
DEA148
#6B443D
Sunken Ship
ΔE 4.77 · LRV 8
DE6014
#5F4947
Dark Chocolate
ΔE 5.98 · LRV 8
DE6049
#644B41
Chaps
ΔE 8.23 · LRV 8

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.21
All brown at Clare →
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 5.21 · LRV 10
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 7.03 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 15.18 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 16.35 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 22.77 · LRV 11

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 6
All brown at Magnolia Home →
JG-171
#664840
Mountain Currant
ΔE 6 · LRV 8
JG-155
#584445
Moody Fig
ΔE 6.37 · LRV 7
JG-131
#544846
Cut Cedar
ΔE 10.27 · LRV 7
JG-149
#514647
Pecan Grove
ΔE 10.31 · LRV 7
JG-122
#524840
Wooded Acres
ΔE 13.52 · LRV 7

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 11.01
All brown at Backdrop →
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 11.01 · LRV 7
BD-SB
#7C2F2A
Stage Beauty
ΔE 11.15 · LRV 5
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 18.41 · LRV 6
BD-AH
#3D423E
After Hours
ΔE 22.42 · LRV 6
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 31.23 · LRV 7

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

QE-08
Oxford
LRV 8
700B-6
Sequoia Dusk
LRV 7
UL100-21
Mixed Berry Jam
LRV 8
PPU1-14
Formal Maroon
LRV 8
180F-6
Brown Ridge
LRV 8
MQ1-54
Death By Chocolate
LRV 7

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #694447 in HSL space. Pair Twinberry with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#694447 + #446966
TRIADIC
#694447 · #476944 · #444769
ANALOGOUS
#69445A · #694447 · #695344

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
8.34:1 AAA
Sample text on black
2.52:1 fail

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

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