Craft Brown (Behr HDC-AC-12)
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Craft Brown (Behr HDC-AC-12) is a deep, warm beige from Behr: LRV 36.8, so it reflects about 37 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Craft Brown
Four Behr colors picked for Craft Brown 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 Craft Brown, 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 | Latte | SW 6108 | 38 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sherwood Tan | 1054 | 37.3 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Au Lait Ole | 3003-9C | 37 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Antelope | 15-09 | 39 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Craft Brown (LRV 36.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Craft Brown
Darker than Craft Brown
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-AC-12 |
| Hex | #B7A083 |
| RGB | 183, 160, 131 |
| HSL | 33°, 27%, 62% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 67.2, 4.0, 18.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Craft Brown (Behr HDC-AC-12), published as #B7A083
#A89682
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Craft Brown (Behr HDC-AC-12)?
- Craft Brown has an LRV of 36.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Craft Brown is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Craft Brown in another brand?
- Au Lait Ole (Valspar 3003-9C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Craft Brown warm or cool?
- Behr lists Craft Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.2; 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.