Frontier Shadow (Behr 740D-7)
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Frontier Shadow (Behr 740D-7) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 10.6, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frontier Shadow
Three Behr colors picked for Frontier Shadow 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 Frontier Shadow, 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 | Oak Leaf Brown | SW 7054 | 10 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | North Creek Brown | 1001 | 10.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Roasted Sepia | 6006-2C | 11 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Coffee Bean | 1025-7 | 9 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Frontier Shadow (LRV 10.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Frontier Shadow
Darker than Frontier Shadow
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 740D-7 |
| Hex | #655A4A |
| RGB | 101, 90, 74 |
| HSL | 36°, 15%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 38.9, 1.6, 10.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frontier Shadow (Behr 740D-7), published as #655A4A
#575149
#74634A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frontier Shadow (Behr 740D-7)?
- Frontier Shadow has an LRV of 10.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frontier Shadow is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Frontier Shadow in another brand?
- Oak Leaf Brown (SW 7054) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frontier Shadow warm or cool?
- Behr lists Frontier Shadow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.9; 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.