Earth Tone (Behr 230F-6)
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Earth Tone (Behr 230F-6) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 19.3, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Earth Tone
Four Behr colors picked for Earth Tone 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 Earth Tone, 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 | Wheat Penny | SW 7705 | 18 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Toasted Pecan | 1209 | 19.9 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Woodland | 2006-5A | 19 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Southern Wood | 16-07 | 19 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Earth Tone (LRV 19.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Earth Tone
Darker than Earth Tone
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 230F-6 |
| Hex | #A06E57 |
| RGB | 160, 110, 87 |
| HSL | 19°, 30%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.1, 17.0, 20.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Earth Tone (Behr 230F-6), published as #A06E57
#926556
#AF7756
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Earth Tone (Behr 230F-6)?
- Earth Tone has an LRV of 19.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Earth Tone is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Earth Tone in another brand?
- Toasted Pecan (BM 1209) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Earth Tone warm or cool?
- Behr lists Earth Tone as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.8; 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.