Rare Wood (Behr MQ2-39)
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Rare Wood (Behr MQ2-39) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 7.7, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Rare Wood
Three Behr colors picked for Rare 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 Rare 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 | Rookwood Dark Brown | SW 2808 | 8 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Brown Sugar | 2112-20 | 8 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Swiss Chocolate | 3010-10 | 9 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sarsaparilla | 1018-7 | 8 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Rare Wood (LRV 7.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Rare Wood
Darker than Rare Wood
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ2-39 |
| Hex | #594C42 |
| RGB | 89, 76, 66 |
| HSL | 26°, 15%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 33.3, 3.6, 8.0 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Rare Wood (Behr MQ2-39), published as #594C42
#4B4441
#675542
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Rare Wood (Behr MQ2-39)?
- Rare Wood has an LRV of 7.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Rare Wood is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Rare Wood in another brand?
- Sarsaparilla (PPG 1018-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.8 (very close).
- Is Rare Wood warm or cool?
- Behr lists Rare Wood as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.0; 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.