Spiced Latte (Behr BNC-34)
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Spiced Latte (Behr BNC-34) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 16.6, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spiced Latte
Four Behr colors picked for Spiced Latte 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 Spiced Latte, 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 | Nuthatch | SW 6088 | 19 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Carob | AF-160 | 18.9 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Muddy Mississippi | 3004-9A | 15 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Caravel Brown | 1079-6 | 17 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Spiced Latte (LRV 16.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Spiced Latte
Darker than Spiced Latte
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | BNC-34 |
| Hex | #886C57 |
| RGB | 136, 108, 87 |
| HSL | 26°, 22%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.8, 8.0, 16.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spiced Latte (Behr BNC-34), published as #886C57
#7A6356
#977556
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spiced Latte (Behr BNC-34)?
- Spiced Latte has an LRV of 16.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spiced Latte is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Spiced Latte in another brand?
- Caravel Brown (PPG 1079-6) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 2.0 (very close).
- Is Spiced Latte warm or cool?
- Behr lists Spiced Latte as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.0; 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.