Boston Brick (Behr 160F-6)
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Boston Brick (Behr 160F-6) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 12, so it reflects about 12 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Boston Brick
Four Behr colors picked for Boston Brick by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Boston Brick, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Toile Red | SW 0006 | 12 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Twilight Dreams | 049 | 13.3 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Earth Rouge | 1007-7A | 12 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cherokee Red | 13-02 | 11 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Boston Brick (LRV 12 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Boston Brick
Darker than Boston Brick
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 160F-6 |
| Hex | #87544E |
| RGB | 135, 84, 78 |
| HSL | 6°, 27%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 41.3, 20.5, 12.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Boston Brick (Behr 160F-6), published as #87544E
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#955D4E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Boston Brick (Behr 160F-6)?
- Boston Brick has an LRV of 12 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Boston Brick is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Boston Brick in another brand?
- Toile Red (SW 0006) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Boston Brick warm or cool?
- Behr lists Boston Brick as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.