Traditional Leather (Behr ICC-81)
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Traditional Leather (Behr ICC-81) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 9.3, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Traditional Leather
Three Behr colors picked for Traditional Leather 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 Traditional Leather, 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 | Brevity Brown | SW 6068 | 10 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Auberge | 2106-20 | 9.8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cowboy Hat | 3010-8 | 11 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bigfoot | 1061-7 | 10 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Traditional Leather (LRV 9.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Traditional Leather
Darker than Traditional Leather
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ICC-81 |
| Hex | #6F4F3E |
| RGB | 111, 79, 62 |
| HSL | 21°, 28%, 34% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.6, 11.1, 15.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Traditional Leather (Behr ICC-81), published as #6F4F3E
#61473D
#7D583D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Traditional Leather (Behr ICC-81)?
- Traditional Leather has an LRV of 9.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Traditional Leather is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Traditional Leather in another brand?
- Auberge (BM 2106-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Traditional Leather warm or cool?
- Behr lists Traditional Leather as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.4; 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.