Bold Brick (Behr 190F-6)
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Bold Brick (Behr 190F-6) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 14.2, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bold Brick
Four Behr colors picked for Bold 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 Bold 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 | Canyon Clay | SW 6054 | 13 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Brindle | 1183 | 15.1 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Brickstone Red | 1006-9B | 13 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Raspberry Truffle | 1060-6 | 14 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Bold Brick (LRV 14.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Bold Brick
Darker than Bold Brick
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 190F-6 |
| Hex | #8C5E55 |
| RGB | 140, 94, 85 |
| HSL | 10°, 24%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.6, 17.6, 12.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bold Brick (Behr 190F-6), published as #8C5E55
#7E5554
#9B6755
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bold Brick (Behr 190F-6)?
- Bold Brick has an LRV of 14.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bold Brick is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Bold Brick in another brand?
- Raspberry Truffle (PPG 1060-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bold Brick warm or cool?
- Behr lists Bold Brick as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.8; 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.