Gilded Glamour (Behr MQ2-06)
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Gilded Glamour (Behr MQ2-06) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 16.7, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gilded Glamour
Four Behr colors picked for Gilded Glamour 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 Gilded Glamour, 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 | Antiquarian Brown | SW 0045 | 16 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Coppertone | 2161-10 | 17.4 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Autumn Surprise | 3011-5 | 18 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Ginger | 1082-7 | 16 | 1.5 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Gilded Glamour (LRV 16.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Gilded Glamour
Darker than Gilded Glamour
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ2-06 |
| Hex | #956841 |
| RGB | 149, 104, 65 |
| HSL | 28°, 39%, 42% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.9, 13.5, 29.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gilded Glamour (Behr MQ2-06), published as #956841
#875F40
#A37140
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gilded Glamour (Behr MQ2-06)?
- Gilded Glamour has an LRV of 16.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gilded Glamour is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Gilded Glamour in another brand?
- Ginger (PPG 1082-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Gilded Glamour warm or cool?
- Behr lists Gilded Glamour as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.0; 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.