Down Home (Behr 780A-3)
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Down Home (Behr 780A-3) is a medium, neutral greige from Behr: LRV 53.9, so it reflects about 54 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Down Home
Four Behr colors picked for Down Home by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Down Home, 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 | Angora | SW 6036 | 57 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Gobi Desert | 2110-50 | 56.1 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Seagull Beach | 1002-10B | 50 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fond Memory | 1017-3 | 52 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Down Home (LRV 53.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Down Home
Darker than Down Home
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 780A-3 |
| Hex | #CBC0BA |
| RGB | 203, 192, 186 |
| HSL | 21°, 14%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.4, 2.8, 4.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Down Home (Behr 780A-3), published as #CBC0BA
#BAB6B8
#DDCABA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Down Home (Behr 780A-3)?
- Down Home has an LRV of 53.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Down Home is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Down Home in another brand?
- Fond Memory (PPG 1017-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Down Home warm or cool?
- Behr lists Down Home as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 4.4; 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.