Sassafras Tea (Behr HDC-CL-13)
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Sassafras Tea (Behr HDC-CL-13) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 13.3, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sassafras Tea
Four Behr colors picked for Sassafras Tea 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 Sassafras Tea, 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 | Rookwood Brown | SW 2806 | 14 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Coconut Grove | 1029 | 13.1 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Chocolate Turtle | 3001-9A | 14 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fig Branches | 1085-7 | 14 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Sassafras Tea (LRV 13.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sassafras Tea
Darker than Sassafras Tea
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-CL-13 |
| Hex | #7C614B |
| RGB | 124, 97, 75 |
| HSL | 27°, 25%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.3, 7.7, 16.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sassafras Tea (Behr HDC-CL-13), published as #7C614B
#6E584A
#8A6A4A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sassafras Tea (Behr HDC-CL-13)?
- Sassafras Tea has an LRV of 13.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sassafras Tea is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sassafras Tea in another brand?
- Rookwood Brown (SW 2806) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Sassafras Tea warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sassafras Tea as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.7; 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.