Cabin In The Woods (Behr MQ2-35)
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Cabin In The Woods (Behr MQ2-35) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 8.1, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cabin In The Woods
Three Behr colors picked for Cabin In The Woods 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 Cabin In The Woods, 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 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Branchport Brown | HC-72 | 10 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Cabin Plank | 2011-10 | 8 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Chocolate Pretzel | 1017-7 | 9 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Cabin In The Woods (LRV 8.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Cabin In The Woods
Darker than Cabin In The Woods
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ2-35 |
| Hex | #5D4D47 |
| RGB | 93, 77, 71 |
| HSL | 16°, 13%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.2, 5.6, 6.1 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cabin In The Woods (Behr MQ2-35), published as #5D4D47
#4F4546
#6B5647
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cabin In The Woods (Behr MQ2-35)?
- Cabin In The Woods has an LRV of 8.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cabin In The Woods is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Cabin In The Woods in another brand?
- Cabin Plank (Valspar 2011-10) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cabin In The Woods warm or cool?
- Behr lists Cabin In The Woods as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.1; 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.