Brandied Pears (Behr BIC-16)
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Brandied Pears (Behr BIC-16) is a deep, warm orange from Behr: LRV 31.7, so it reflects about 32 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brandied Pears
Four Behr colors picked for Brandied Pears by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Brandied Pears, 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 | Redend Point | SW 9081 | 30 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Chadwick Brown | 1160 | 31.3 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Coffee Gelato | 2004-7C | 31 | 1.6 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cool Clay | 1071-5 | 33 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr orange colors nearest to Brandied Pears (LRV 31.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Brandied Pears
Darker than Brandied Pears
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BIC-16 |
| Hex | #B7917B |
| RGB | 183, 145, 123 |
| HSL | 22°, 29%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 31.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 63.1, 11.1, 17.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brandied Pears (Behr BIC-16), published as #B7917B
#A8887A
#C79B7A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brandied Pears (Behr BIC-16)?
- Brandied Pears has an LRV of 31.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brandied Pears is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brandied Pears in another brand?
- Chadwick Brown (BM 1160) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Brandied Pears warm or cool?
- Behr lists Brandied Pears as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.1; 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.