Tan Bark Trail (Behr HDC-SM14-4)
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Tan Bark Trail (Behr HDC-SM14-4) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 13.6, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tan Bark Trail
Four Behr colors picked for Tan Bark Trail 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 Tan Bark Trail, 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 | Smokehouse | SW 7040 | 13 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Northwood Brown | 1000 | 13.4 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Stampede | 3008-9A | 14 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fig Branches | 1085-7 | 14 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Tan Bark Trail (LRV 13.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Tan Bark Trail
Darker than Tan Bark Trail
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-SM14-4 |
| Hex | #766451 |
| RGB | 118, 100, 81 |
| HSL | 31°, 19%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.6, 4.1, 13.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tan Bark Trail (Behr HDC-SM14-4), published as #766451
#685B50
#856D50
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tan Bark Trail (Behr HDC-SM14-4)?
- Tan Bark Trail has an LRV of 13.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tan Bark Trail is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tan Bark Trail in another brand?
- Stampede (Valspar 3008-9A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Tan Bark Trail warm or cool?
- Behr lists Tan Bark Trail as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.5; 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.