Sandwashed Driftwood (Behr 770D-6)
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Sandwashed Driftwood (Behr 770D-6) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 14.1, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sandwashed Driftwood
Four Behr colors picked for Sandwashed Driftwood by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Sandwashed Driftwood, 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 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Dash of Pepper | 1554 | 15.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Falcon's Plume | 6002-2C | 14 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Granite | 1022-6 | 15 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Sandwashed Driftwood (LRV 14.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sandwashed Driftwood
Darker than Sandwashed Driftwood
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 770D-6 |
| Hex | #706859 |
| RGB | 112, 104, 89 |
| HSL | 39°, 11%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 44.3, 0.4, 9.6 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sandwashed Driftwood (Behr 770D-6), published as #706859
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sandwashed Driftwood (Behr 770D-6)?
- Sandwashed Driftwood has an LRV of 14.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sandwashed Driftwood is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sandwashed Driftwood in another brand?
- Dash of Pepper (BM 1554) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Sandwashed Driftwood warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sandwashed Driftwood as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.6; 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.