Breakfast Blend (Behr 280F-7)
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Breakfast Blend (Behr 280F-7) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 10.1, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Breakfast Blend
Three Behr colors picked for Breakfast Blend by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Breakfast Blend, 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 | Umber | SW 6146 | 10 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Brown Tar | 2110-20 | 10.6 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dark Earth | 3011-8 | 11 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Truffle | 15-13 | 11 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Breakfast Blend (LRV 10.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Breakfast Blend
Darker than Breakfast Blend
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 280F-7 |
| Hex | #6D5542 |
| RGB | 109, 85, 66 |
| HSL | 27°, 25%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.1, 7.0, 14.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Breakfast Blend (Behr 280F-7), published as #6D5542
#5F4C41
#7B5E41
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Breakfast Blend (Behr 280F-7)?
- Breakfast Blend has an LRV of 10.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Breakfast Blend is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Breakfast Blend in another brand?
- Dark Earth (Valspar 3011-8) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Breakfast Blend warm or cool?
- Behr lists Breakfast Blend as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.9; 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.