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Behr Warm Brownie#4D3637 · LRV 4

Warm Brownie reads as a red / warm — very dark — reads black in most rooms. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr 180F-7 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR WARM BROWNIE
RGB 77, 54, 55 LRV 4

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Warm Brownie
SKU 180F-7
Hex #4D3637
RGB 77, 54, 55
HSL 357°, 18%, 26%
LRV 4
Undertone red / warm
Family Brown

About Behr Warm Brownie

At LRV 4, Warm Brownie 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.

Warm Brownie 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
Film Noir
SKU 0144 · #473933 · LRV 5
ΔE 6.25 (different)
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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.

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.66
All brown at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6020
#4E3132
Marooned
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 4
SW 6013
#4D3C3C
Bitter Chocolate
ΔE 3.14 · LRV 5
SW 2704
#51323B
Merlot
ΔE 4.78 · LRV 4
SW 2735
#443735
Rockweed
ΔE 5.06 · LRV 4
SW 6076
#4D3930
Turkish Coffee
ΔE 5.97 · LRV 5

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.33
All brown at Valspar →
M131
#513833
Ragtop
ΔE 3.33 · LRV 4.8
8004-5G
#4A3A39
Christmas Pudding
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 5
V128-6
#4A3A39
Christmas Pudding
ΔE 3.48 · LRV 4.8
8004-6G
#4E342D
Thoroughfare
ΔE 4.43 · LRV 4
T595
#513B33
Lava Cake
ΔE 5.21 · LRV 5.1

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.62
All brown at Magnolia Home →
JG-155
#584445
Moody Fig
ΔE 4.62 · LRV 7
JG-102
#4B3C49
Plum Suede
ΔE 7.06 · LRV 5
JG-149
#514647
Pecan Grove
ΔE 7.11 · LRV 7
JG-150
#3F3632
Moments
ΔE 7.84 · LRV 4
JG-97
#40464B
Arches
ΔE 16 · LRV 6

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 5
All brown at Benjamin Moore →
2073-10
#4B3540
Dark Purple
ΔE 5 · LRV 6
CW-170
#493830
Tarpley Brown
ΔE 6.19 · LRV
HC-185
#4F3A30
Tudor Brown
ΔE 6.38 · LRV 6
2115-10
#493A33
Appalachian Brown
ΔE 6.39 · LRV 6
CW-165
#50382D
Coffeehouse Chocolate
ΔE 6.51 · LRV 7

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 5.44
All brown at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 222
#5D3B42
Brinjal
ΔE 5.44 · LRV 6
NO. 254
#50414C
Pelt
ΔE 6.89 · LRV 6
NO. 294
#494248
Paean Black
ΔE 8.29 · LRV 6
NO. 256
#3B3938
Pitch Black
ΔE 10.84 · LRV 4
NO. 57
#444546
Off-Black
ΔE 12.81 · LRV 6

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.05
All brown at PPG / Glidden →
1005-7
#4F443F
Dark Granite
ΔE 8.05 · LRV 6
1002-7
#4B4441
Phantom Mist
ΔE 9.14 · LRV 6
1001-7
#414040
Black Magic
ΔE 11.29 · LRV 5
1013-7
#404149
Napoleon
ΔE 12.19 · LRV 5
FLLW36
#404149
Wright Midnight
ΔE 12.19 · LRV 5

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.65
All brown at Clare →
PNT100-DP-77
#604B56
Night Groove
ΔE 8.65 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-67
#7C4D4C
Vintage
ΔE 12.36 · LRV 10
PNT100-DP-54
#484745
Blackish
ΔE 12.45 · LRV 6
PNT100-DP-55
#515052
Blackest
ΔE 12.96 · LRV 8
PNT100-DP-42
#545E66
Goodnight Moon
ΔE 21 · LRV 11

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.54
All brown at Backdrop →
BD-IT
#5C4435
It's a Date
ΔE 9.54 · LRV 7
BD-SB
#7C2F2A
Stage Beauty
ΔE 14.65 · LRV 5
BD-LC
#3F4458
Last Call
ΔE 15.27 · LRV 6
BD-AH
#3D423E
After Hours
ΔE 17.22 · LRV 6
BD-NE
#3D4D3F
North End
ΔE 26.35 · LRV 7

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 9.81
All brown at Dunn-Edwards →
DEA193
#4A3C50
Preserve
ΔE 9.81 · LRV 5
DEA187
#3B3A3A
Black
ΔE 11.19 · LRV 4
DE6357
#464647
Black Tie
ΔE 12.14 · LRV 6
DE6350
#3E3F41
Dark Engine
ΔE 12.32 · LRV 5
DE6336
#414549
Stargazing
ΔE 14.64 · LRV 6

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

730B-7
English Manor
LRV 5
S-G-770
Wild Horse
LRV 5
700B-7
Wild Manzanita
LRV 5
S-G-780
Spiceberry
LRV 4
N150-7
Chocolate Therapy
LRV 5
710B-7
Rich Mahogany
LRV 4

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #4D3637 in HSL space. Pair Warm Brownie with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#4D3637 + #364D4C
TRIADIC
#4D3637 · #374D36 · #36374D
ANALOGOUS
#4D3643 · #4D3637 · #4D4036

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
11.06:1 AAA
Sample text on black
1.9:1 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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