Piano Brown (Behr MQ1-43)
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Piano Brown (Behr MQ1-43) is a very deep, neutral brown from Behr: LRV 7.9, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Piano Brown
Three Behr colors picked for Piano Brown 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 Piano Brown, 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 | Chateau Brown | SW 7510 | 8 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Fresco Urbain | 1253 | 9.3 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Virginia Soil | 1003-9A | 9 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mustang | 1015-7 | 8 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Piano Brown (LRV 7.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Piano Brown
Darker than Piano Brown
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ1-43 |
| Hex | #5C4C4A |
| RGB | 92, 76, 74 |
| HSL | 7°, 11%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.9, 6.4, 3.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Piano Brown (Behr MQ1-43), published as #5C4C4A
#4E4448
#6A554A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Piano Brown (Behr MQ1-43)?
- Piano Brown has an LRV of 7.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Piano Brown is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Piano Brown in another brand?
- Fresco Urbain (BM 1253) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Piano Brown warm or cool?
- Behr lists Piano Brown as neutral, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 3.7; 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.