Wild Truffle
HDC-NT-27B · #8B7E76 · LRV 22 — warm red-orange tone, dark — high drama, needs strong daylight or warm bulbs.
- 1Nocturne8
- 2Mocha Latte17
- 3Wild Truffle22
- 4Dorian Gray39
- 5Mindful Gray48
What Color Is Wild Truffle, Really?
Wild Truffle HDC-NT-27B is a mid-dark taupe. Its hex value #8B7E76 has a hue of 23 degrees, which is in the red-orange range, and a saturation of only about 8 percent, so it is a whisper of warmth laid over a gray body. With an LRV of 22 it sits low on the scale, dark enough to read as a real color on a wall rather than as a background neutral.
People choose it when a gray feels too cold and a brown feels too heavy. Taupe splits that difference: it reads warm next to gray, and gray next to brown, which is why it has become a standard choice for whole-house neutrals, cabinetry, and exterior bodies. Behr sells it through The Home Depot, so it is easy to get in interior and exterior bases.
The thing to check before committing is how your light treats the red in it. Taupes at this saturation are the most changeable neutrals there are. In cool north light the warmth can tip toward a soft mauve or pinkish gray, which surprises people who expected a brown. In warm light it goes browner and cozier. Sample it on more than one wall, because the same gallon can look like two different colors.
The undertone here is warm red-orange, but at roughly 8 percent saturation it is a lean rather than a color. Most of what you see is a mid-dark gray body with a soft brown warmth running underneath. That is what people mean when they call something a mushroom or greige taupe.
How much of the red shows depends entirely on neighbors. Against a cool blue-gray it looks clearly warm and slightly pink. Against a true brown or a warm oak floor it looks gray and restrained. Against a creamy white it reads brownish; against a bright white it reads darker and more purple than expected.
The mauve flip is the one to watch for. Low-saturation warm neutrals can pick up a violet cast in flat, cool daylight, especially on large uninterrupted walls. Paint a big sample and set it against your floor, counter, and trim before deciding, and check it on the wall that gets the least sun.
Best Rooms and Uses for Wild Truffle
As a mid-dark neutral it works best where you want depth without color commitment. Living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, and hallways all take it, though at LRV 22 it will make a small room with little daylight feel enclosed. In a room with good windows it reads rich rather than dark.
It is a natural cabinet and built-in color. On a kitchen island, a mudroom, a laundry cabinet, or a bathroom vanity it grounds the lower half of a room and pairs easily with white counters, wood tops, and both brass and black hardware. It also makes a good accent wall behind a bed.
Outdoors it is a common body color for houses that want warmth without beige, and it works on garage doors and shutters. Because it is a taupe, keep trim in a clearly lighter white so the architecture stays readable, and avoid pairing it with a cool blue-gray trim unless you want the pink side to appear.
How Lighting Changes Wild Truffle
At LRV 22 Wild Truffle reflects a small share of the light in a room, so it always reads as a deeper color and it takes its character from the light source. North-facing rooms give it cool, indirect daylight that suppresses the warmth and can push it toward a gray-mauve. South-facing rooms flood it with warm light, and the red-orange base comes forward as a soft brown.
East rooms warm up in the morning and cool off after midday, so the color visibly shifts across the day. West rooms sit flat and gray until late afternoon, when low sun makes them turn distinctly brown.
Bulbs push it just as hard. Warm 2700K light emphasizes the brown and makes it feel cozy. Neutral 3000K to 3500K keeps it balanced. Cool 4000K light strips out the warmth and leaves a dull gray-purple, which is usually the version people dislike. Test the sample under your actual fixtures at night before you commit.
Most complaints about Wild Truffle 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 HDC-NT-27B 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 | Poised TaupeSW 6039 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 22 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | GothamCSP-385 · Benjamin Moore | 1.9 | 22 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Dorian GrayT511 · Valspar | 3.4 | 22.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Cinnamon ToastPPG1017-5 · PPG / Glidden | 1.3 | 22 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Cinnamon ToastPPG1017-5 · Glidden | 2.1 | 22 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lab Gray447-4DB · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 22 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Wild Truffle 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.
Wild Truffle vs Similar Colors
Chocolate Chiffon BNC-22 at LRV 22 is #87807C against Wild Truffle's #8B7E76, so it is a shade cooler and less red. Suede Gray PPU18-17 at LRV 22 is #857F7B and reads flatter and grayer. Road Less-Travelled T18-07 at LRV 21 is #8B7B6E, the one that most clearly looks brown rather than taupe.
Across brands, Dunn-Edwards Winter Twig DEGR01 at LRV 22 has a deltaE of 0.90, which is a true match with no visible difference. PPG Cinnamon Toast PPG1017-5 at 1.27, Sherwin-Williams Poised Taupe SW 6039 at 1.35, and Dutch Boy Lab Gray 447-4DB at 1.35 all share the same LRV of 22 and are visually identical in normal room light. Benjamin Moore Gotham CSP-385 at LRV 22 comes in at 1.92, still in that band.
Valspar Dorian Gray T511 at LRV 22.2 is 3.43, very close but worth sampling first, and Clare Dirty Chai at LRV 23 is 3.96, close but visibly different side by side.
Colors That Go With Wild Truffle
Within Behr, its neighbors are mostly near-twins, but a few give you useful variation across a house. Wood Ash N360-5A at LRV 22 is #848178, a slightly cooler and grayer take that works in an adjoining room. Road Less-Travelled T18-07 at LRV 21 is #8B7B6E, browner and less gray, which is the warmer direction if you want more depth in a den. Winding Path PPF-53 at LRV 21 sits between the two.
Chocolate Chiffon BNC-22 at LRV 22 and Suede Gray PPU18-17 at LRV 22 are both quieter, greyer options for a hallway that connects rooms painted in Wild Truffle. Castle Hill 750B-5 at LRV 22 is #897F80, the pinkest of the group, so use it knowingly.
Outside the family, warm whites on trim keep the brown side alive, wood floors and leather flatter it, and matte black or aged brass hardware gives it a clean edge without adding another color.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #8B7E76 in HSL space. Pair Wild Truffle with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Wild Truffle FAQ
Is Wild Truffle warm or cool?
It is warm, but only just. The hue sits at 23 degrees in the red-orange range, and the saturation is about 8 percent, so the warmth is a soft brown lean over a gray body. In cool north light that warmth can flip toward a gray-mauve, which is why it sometimes gets described as a cool color by people who saw it in the wrong room.
What LRV is Wild Truffle?
Wild Truffle HDC-NT-27B has an LRV of 22. Light reflectance value runs from 0 for black to 100 for pure white, so 22 sits in the darker part of the scale. It reads as a deep, grounded neutral on a wall and will not brighten a room, though it stops well short of looking near-black.
Does Wild Truffle look purple or pink?
It can in the wrong light. Its warmth comes from a red-orange base at very low saturation, and in flat, cool north daylight or under 4000K bulbs that can read as a soft mauve rather than brown. Warm 2700K bulbs and south-facing daylight pull it back toward brown. Test a large sample on the coolest wall in the room before deciding.
What white trim goes with Wild Truffle?
A warm or soft white usually works best, because it supports the brown side of the color and keeps the pairing from looking chalky. A cool blue-white will make the red in Wild Truffle stand out and can trigger the mauve reading. Whatever you pick, keep it clearly brighter than the walls, since a color at LRV 22 needs the contrast to define trim and doors.
Is Wild Truffle good for cabinets and exteriors?
Yes. At LRV 22 it gives islands, vanities, and mudroom cabinetry weight against lighter counters, and it works with brass, bronze, and black hardware. Outside, it is a common warm body color that avoids looking beige, and it also suits shutters and garage doors. Behr is stocked at The Home Depot, so matching interior and exterior products is simple.
What is the closest match to Wild Truffle from another brand?
Dunn-Edwards Winter Twig DEGR01 is the closest here, sharing the same LRV of 22 with a deltaE of 0.90, which counts as a true match. Sherwin-Williams Poised Taupe SW 6039 and PPG Cinnamon Toast PPG1017-5 both sit at 1.35 and 1.27, close enough to be visually identical in normal room light.
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