French Truffle (Behr N150-5)
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French Truffle (Behr N150-5) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 17.1, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with French Truffle
Four Behr colors picked for French Truffle 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 French Truffle, 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 | Quartersawn Oak | SW 2836 | 16 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Riverbank | CSP-355 | 18.4 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Brown Bark | 2004-9B | 17 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Derby Brown | 1073-6 | 18 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to French Truffle (LRV 17.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than French Truffle
Darker than French Truffle
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N150-5 |
| Hex | #896D61 |
| RGB | 137, 109, 97 |
| HSL | 18°, 17%, 46% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.4, 9.2, 10.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
French Truffle (Behr N150-5), published as #896D61
#7A6460
#987661
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of French Truffle (Behr N150-5)?
- French Truffle has an LRV of 17.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so French Truffle is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to French Truffle in another brand?
- Riverbank (BM CSP-355) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is French Truffle warm or cool?
- Behr lists French Truffle as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.9; 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.