Peanut Butter (Behr 270F-4)
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Peanut Butter (Behr 270F-4) is a deep, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 39.7, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Peanut Butter
Four Behr colors picked for Peanut Butter by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Peanut Butter, 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 | Totally Tan | SW 6115 | 42 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Farm Fresh | AF-360 | 37.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Pale Blush | 3002-7C | 38 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Siesta Dreams | 1080-4 | 41 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Peanut Butter (LRV 39.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Peanut Butter
Darker than Peanut Butter
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 270F-4 |
| Hex | #C9A27D |
| RGB | 201, 162, 125 |
| HSL | 29°, 41%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 39.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.3, 9.3, 24.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Peanut Butter (Behr 270F-4), published as #C9A27D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Peanut Butter (Behr 270F-4)?
- Peanut Butter has an LRV of 39.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Peanut Butter is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Peanut Butter in another brand?
- Siesta Dreams (PPG 1080-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Peanut Butter warm or cool?
- Behr lists Peanut Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.7; 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.