Toasted Walnut (Behr 720D-6)
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Toasted Walnut (Behr 720D-6) is a very deep, warm beige from Behr: LRV 14.8, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Toasted Walnut
Three Behr colors picked for Toasted Walnut 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 Toasted Walnut, 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 | Cocoon | SW 6173 | 15 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Dash of Pepper | 1554 | 15.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Olive Sawdust | 6007-2C | 16 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sleeping Giant | 1025-6 | 16 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Toasted Walnut (LRV 14.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Toasted Walnut
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 720D-6 |
| Hex | #746A5A |
| RGB | 116, 106, 90 |
| HSL | 37°, 13%, 40% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.3, 1.1, 10.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Toasted Walnut (Behr 720D-6), published as #746A5A
#656159
#83735A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Toasted Walnut (Behr 720D-6)?
- Toasted Walnut has an LRV of 14.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Toasted Walnut is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Toasted Walnut in another brand?
- Dash of Pepper (BM 1554) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Toasted Walnut warm or cool?
- Behr lists Toasted Walnut as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.4; 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.