Kaffee (Behr MQ2-49)
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Kaffee (Behr MQ2-49) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 16.3, so it reflects about 16 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Kaffee
Four Behr colors picked for Kaffee 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 Kaffee, 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 | Tiki Hut | SW 7509 | 17 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Maple Shadows | 1022 | 17.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Muddy Mississippi | 3004-9A | 15 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Salted Pretzel | 1077-6 | 16 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Kaffee (LRV 16.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Kaffee
Darker than Kaffee
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ2-49 |
| Hex | #816D5A |
| RGB | 129, 109, 90 |
| HSL | 29°, 18%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 16.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 47.4, 4.8, 13.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Kaffee (Behr MQ2-49), published as #816D5A
#736459
#907659
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Kaffee (Behr MQ2-49)?
- Kaffee has an LRV of 16.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Kaffee is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Kaffee in another brand?
- Maple Shadows (BM 1022) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Kaffee warm or cool?
- Behr lists Kaffee as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 13.6; 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.