Deep Cherrywood (Behr ECC-42-3)
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Deep Cherrywood (Behr ECC-42-3) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Deep Cherrywood
Three Behr colors picked for Deep Cherrywood by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Deep Cherrywood, 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 | Aurora Brown | SW 2837 | 7 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Earth Brown | 2102-10 | 8.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Rich Chocolate | 1005-9A | 9 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bird House Brown | 1072-7 | 8 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Deep Cherrywood (LRV 8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Deep Cherrywood
Darker than Deep Cherrywood
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ECC-42-3 |
| Hex | #6B473D |
| RGB | 107, 71, 61 |
| HSL | 13°, 27%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.9, 14.1, 12.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Deep Cherrywood (Behr ECC-42-3), published as #6B473D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Deep Cherrywood (Behr ECC-42-3)?
- Deep Cherrywood has an LRV of 8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Deep Cherrywood is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Deep Cherrywood in another brand?
- Earth Brown (BM 2102-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Deep Cherrywood warm or cool?
- Behr lists Deep Cherrywood as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 12.3; 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.