Bamboo Shoot (Behr MQ6-30)
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Bamboo Shoot (Behr MQ6-30) is a medium, warm beige from Behr: LRV 46, so it reflects about 46 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bamboo Shoot
Four Behr colors picked for Bamboo Shoot 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 Bamboo Shoot, 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 | Koi Pond | SW 7727 | 44 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Mosaic Tile | 1517 | 43.8 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Withered Moss | 6007-3C | 47 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Easy | 1026-3 | 45 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ6-30 |
| Hex | #BDB593 |
| RGB | 189, 181, 147 |
| HSL | 49°, 24%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 46 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 73.5, -2.7, 18.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bamboo Shoot (Behr MQ6-30), published as #BDB593
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bamboo Shoot (Behr MQ6-30)?
- Bamboo Shoot has an LRV of 46 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bamboo Shoot is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bamboo Shoot in another brand?
- Koi Pond (SW 7727) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Bamboo Shoot warm or cool?
- Behr lists Bamboo Shoot as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.4; 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.