Brown Velvet (Behr N160-7)
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Brown Velvet (Behr N160-7) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 9.3, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brown Velvet
Three Behr colors picked for Brown Velvet 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 Brown Velvet, 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 | Brevity Brown | SW 6068 | 10 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Morning Coffee | 2097-20 | 10 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Western Brown | 2009-9 | 10 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bigfoot | 1061-7 | 10 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Brown Velvet (LRV 9.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Brown Velvet
Darker than Brown Velvet
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N160-7 |
| Hex | #704E40 |
| RGB | 112, 78, 64 |
| HSL | 18°, 27%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.5, 12.4, 14.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brown Velvet (Behr N160-7), published as #704E40
#62463F
#7E573F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brown Velvet (Behr N160-7)?
- Brown Velvet has an LRV of 9.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brown Velvet is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brown Velvet in another brand?
- Morning Coffee (BM 2097-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Brown Velvet warm or cool?
- Behr lists Brown Velvet as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.0; 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.