Brown Teepee (Behr 700D-4)
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Brown Teepee (Behr 700D-4) is a medium, warm beige from Behr: LRV 40.4, so it reflects about 40 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brown Teepee
Four Behr colors picked for Brown Teepee by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Brown Teepee, 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 | Smoky Beige | SW 9087 | 40 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pensive | AF-140 | 42 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Faint Maple | 2008-9C | 38 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Notorious | 1074-4 | 41 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Brown Teepee (LRV 40.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Brown Teepee
Darker than Brown Teepee
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 700D-4 |
| Hex | #BCA792 |
| RGB | 188, 167, 146 |
| HSL | 30°, 24%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 40.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 69.8, 4.3, 13.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brown Teepee (Behr 700D-4), published as #BCA792
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brown Teepee (Behr 700D-4)?
- Brown Teepee has an LRV of 40.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brown Teepee is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Brown Teepee in another brand?
- Pensive (BM AF-140) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Brown Teepee warm or cool?
- Behr lists Brown Teepee as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.7; 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.