Butternut Wood (Behr 710D-6)
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Butternut Wood (Behr 710D-6) is a very deep, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 16.5, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Butternut Wood
Four Behr colors picked for Butternut Wood 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 Butternut Wood, 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 | High Tea | SW 6159 | 17 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Buckhorn | 987 | 18.3 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Twilight Jungle | 3007-9A | 15 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sleeping Giant | 1025-6 | 16 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Butternut Wood (LRV 16.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Butternut Wood
Darker than Butternut Wood
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 710D-6 |
| Hex | #7E6F59 |
| RGB | 126, 111, 89 |
| HSL | 36°, 17%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.7, 2.2, 14.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Butternut Wood (Behr 710D-6), published as #7E6F59
#706658
#8D7858
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Butternut Wood (Behr 710D-6)?
- Butternut Wood has an LRV of 16.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Butternut Wood is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Butternut Wood in another brand?
- High Tea (SW 6159) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Butternut Wood warm or cool?
- Behr lists Butternut Wood as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.4; 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.