Briar Wood (Behr MQ1-42)
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Briar Wood (Behr MQ1-42) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 9.9, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Briar Wood
Three Behr colors picked for Briar Wood 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 Briar Wood, 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 | Deepest Mauve | SW 0005 | 11 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Desert Shadows | 2114-30 | 11.9 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Bridle Leather Brown | 1009-10 | 10 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Pretzel | 1017-7 | 9 | 3.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Briar Wood (LRV 9.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Briar Wood
Darker than Briar Wood
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ1-42 |
| Hex | #695451 |
| RGB | 105, 84, 81 |
| HSL | 8°, 13%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.7, 8.2, 5.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Briar Wood (Behr MQ1-42), published as #695451
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Briar Wood (Behr MQ1-42)?
- Briar Wood has an LRV of 9.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Briar Wood is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Briar Wood in another brand?
- Bridle Leather Brown (Valspar 1009-10) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Briar Wood warm or cool?
- Behr lists Briar Wood as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.0; 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.