Vintage Plum (Behr BIC-35)
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Vintage Plum (Behr BIC-35) is a very deep, neutral brown from Behr: LRV 14.5, so it reflects about 15 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vintage Plum
Four Behr colors picked for Vintage Plum 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 Vintage Plum, 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 | Plum Dandy | SW 6284 | 17 | 3.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Love Affair | 1266 | 13.8 | 4.5 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Vintage Grape | 1005-5A | 13 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Cabernet | 1049-6 | 14 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Vintage Plum (LRV 14.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Vintage Plum
Darker than Vintage Plum
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BIC-35 |
| Hex | #84616B |
| RGB | 132, 97, 107 |
| HSL | 343°, 15%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 14.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 45.0, 15.8, -0.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vintage Plum (Behr BIC-35), published as #84616B
#755869
#936A6B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vintage Plum (Behr BIC-35)?
- Vintage Plum has an LRV of 14.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vintage Plum is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Vintage Plum in another brand?
- Vintage Grape (Valspar 1005-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 3.1 (noticeably different).
- Is Vintage Plum warm or cool?
- Behr lists Vintage Plum as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.1; 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.