Simply Elegant (Behr ICC-84)
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Simply Elegant (Behr ICC-84) is a very deep, neutral brown from Behr: LRV 12.7, so it reflects about 13 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Simply Elegant
Four Behr colors picked for Simply Elegant 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 Simply Elegant, 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 | River Rouge | SW 6026 | 12 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Love Affair | 1266 | 13.8 | 4.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Vintage Grape | 1005-5A | 13 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cabernet | 1049-6 | 14 | 5.3 | clearly different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Simply Elegant (LRV 12.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Simply Elegant
Darker than Simply Elegant
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ICC-84 |
| Hex | #7C5B65 |
| RGB | 124, 91, 101 |
| HSL | 342°, 15%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 12.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 42.3, 15.2, -0.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Simply Elegant (Behr ICC-84), published as #7C5B65
#6D5263
#8B6465
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Simply Elegant (Behr ICC-84)?
- Simply Elegant has an LRV of 12.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Simply Elegant is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Simply Elegant in another brand?
- Vintage Grape (Valspar 1005-5A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Simply Elegant warm or cool?
- Behr lists Simply Elegant as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -0.4; 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.