Coffee With Cream (Behr N170-4)
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Coffee With Cream (Behr N170-4) is a deep, warm beige from Behr: LRV 34.6, so it reflects about 35 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Coffee With Cream
Four Behr colors picked for Coffee With Cream 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 Coffee With Cream, 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 | Emerging Taupe | SW 6045 | 38 | 2.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Seaside Sand | 2110-40 | 36.6 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Wool Coat | 1002-10A | 35 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Iris Mauve | 1016-5 | 35 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Coffee With Cream (LRV 34.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Coffee With Cream
Darker than Coffee With Cream
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N170-4 |
| Hex | #AF9B91 |
| RGB | 175, 155, 145 |
| HSL | 20°, 16%, 63% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 34.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 65.4, 5.7, 7.9 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Coffee With Cream (Behr N170-4), published as #AF9B91
#9F918F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Coffee With Cream (Behr N170-4)?
- Coffee With Cream has an LRV of 34.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Coffee With Cream is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Coffee With Cream in another brand?
- Wool Coat (Valspar 1002-10A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Coffee With Cream warm or cool?
- Behr lists Coffee With Cream as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.9; 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.