Seasoned Acorn (Behr ECC-40-3)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Seasoned Acorn (Behr ECC-40-3) is a deep, warm beige from Behr: LRV 24.1, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Seasoned Acorn
Four Behr colors picked for Seasoned Acorn by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Seasoned Acorn, 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 | Iced Mocha | SW 9092 | 25 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Firewood | 1027 | 23.7 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Tender Twig | 3001-7B | 23 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Moment | 1077-5 | 23 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Seasoned Acorn (LRV 24.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Seasoned Acorn
Darker than Seasoned Acorn
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ECC-40-3 |
| Hex | #9F816A |
| RGB | 159, 129, 106 |
| HSL | 26°, 22%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.2, 8.1, 16.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Seasoned Acorn (Behr ECC-40-3), published as #9F816A
#907869
#AE8A69
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Behr
More from Behr
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Seasoned Acorn (Behr ECC-40-3)?
- Seasoned Acorn has an LRV of 24.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Seasoned Acorn is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Seasoned Acorn in another brand?
- Iced Mocha (SW 9092) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Seasoned Acorn warm or cool?
- Behr lists Seasoned Acorn as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.8; 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.