Museum (Behr MQ2-44)
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Museum (Behr MQ2-44) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 10.7, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Museum
Three Behr colors picked for Museum 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 Museum, 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 | Homestead Brown | SW 7515 | 12 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Middlebury Brown | HC-68 | 10.7 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Boston Legacy | 2005-9A | 11 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Ground Coffee | 1076-7 | 10 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Museum (LRV 10.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Museum
Darker than Museum
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ2-44 |
| Hex | #685951 |
| RGB | 104, 89, 81 |
| HSL | 21°, 12%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 10.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.0, 4.7, 6.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Museum (Behr MQ2-44), published as #685951
#5A5050
#776251
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Museum (Behr MQ2-44)?
- Museum has an LRV of 10.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Museum is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Museum in another brand?
- Boston Legacy (Valspar 2005-9A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Museum warm or cool?
- Behr lists Museum as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 6.9; 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.