Almond Butter (Behr MQ2-23)
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Almond Butter (Behr MQ2-23) is a medium, warm beige from Behr: LRV 57.8, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Almond Butter
Four Behr colors picked for Almond Butter by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Almond Butter, 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 | Believable Buff | SW 6120 | 59 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Richmond Bisque | HC-177 | 56.1 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Gardenia | 3005-10B | 59 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Cookie Dough | 1096-3 | 60 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Almond Butter (LRV 57.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Almond Butter
Darker than Almond Butter
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ2-23 |
| Hex | #D8C6A8 |
| RGB | 216, 198, 168 |
| HSL | 38°, 38%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.6, 1.6, 17.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Almond Butter (Behr MQ2-23), published as #D8C6A8
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Almond Butter (Behr MQ2-23)?
- Almond Butter has an LRV of 57.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Almond Butter is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Almond Butter in another brand?
- Richmond Bisque (BM HC-177) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Almond Butter warm or cool?
- Behr lists Almond Butter as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 17.3; 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.