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About Essential Brown
Essential Brown is a classic, medium-light beige with warm yellow undertones. This warm shade has an LRV of 74 and reflects a moderate amount of light, making it suitable for smaller spaces or rooms with limited natural light.
One shade lighter or darker
The nearest Behr colors with the same hue and saturation as Essential Brown, a visible step lighter or darker.
Color Specifications
- Name
- Essential Brown
- Brand
- Behr
- Code
- BNC-03
- Hex
- #C3B49D
- RGB
- 195, 180, 157
- HSL
- 36, 24%, 69%
- CMYK
- 0, 8, 19, 24Approximate — screen to print
- Lab
- 74.0, 1.6, 13.7
- CSS
- --behr-essential-brown
- LRV
- 74 (Light)
- Undertone
- Warm Yellow
- Temperature
- warm
- Family
- beige
- Interior
- Yes
- Exterior
- Yes
- Finishes
- flatmatteeggshellsatinsemi-gloss
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Ranked by Delta E 2000. Under 1.0 looks the same on the wall.
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