Mountain Elk (Behr 740D-6)
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Mountain Elk (Behr 740D-6) is a very deep, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 19.7, so it reflects about 20 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mountain Elk
Four Behr colors picked for Mountain Elk 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 Mountain Elk, 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 | Downing Earth | SW 2820 | 20 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Stampede | 979 | 20.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Safari Beige | 6006-2B | 21 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Patches | 1024-6 | 21 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Mountain Elk (LRV 19.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Mountain Elk
Darker than Mountain Elk
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 740D-6 |
| Hex | #867965 |
| RGB | 134, 121, 101 |
| HSL | 36°, 14%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 19.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 51.5, 1.6, 12.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mountain Elk (Behr 740D-6), published as #867965
#777064
#958265
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mountain Elk (Behr 740D-6)?
- Mountain Elk has an LRV of 19.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mountain Elk is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Mountain Elk in another brand?
- Downing Earth (SW 2820) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mountain Elk warm or cool?
- Behr lists Mountain Elk as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.8; 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.