Windsor (Behr 740B-6)
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Windsor (Behr 740B-6) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 9.4, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Windsor
Three Behr colors picked for Windsor 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 Windsor, 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 | Chateau Brown | SW 7510 | 8 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Branchport Brown | HC-72 | 10 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Mystic Taupe | 1002-9A | 9 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Pretzel | 1017-7 | 9 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Windsor (LRV 9.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Windsor
Darker than Windsor
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 740B-6 |
| Hex | #63534E |
| RGB | 99, 83, 78 |
| HSL | 14°, 12%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.7, 5.7, 5.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Windsor (Behr 740B-6), published as #63534E
#554A4C
#725C4E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Windsor (Behr 740B-6)?
- Windsor has an LRV of 9.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Windsor is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Windsor in another brand?
- Chocolate Pretzel (PPG 1017-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Windsor warm or cool?
- Behr lists Windsor as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.4; 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.