Frontier Brown (Behr N190-5)
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Frontier Brown (Behr N190-5) is a deep, warm beige from Behr: LRV 23.8, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Frontier Brown
Four Behr colors picked for Frontier Brown 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 Frontier Brown, 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 | Dusted Truffle | SW 9083 | 25 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Cougar Brown | 2106-40 | 24.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Tender Twig | 3001-7B | 23 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Locomotion | 1076-5 | 24 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Frontier Brown (LRV 23.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Frontier Brown
Darker than Frontier Brown
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N190-5 |
| Hex | #9A8172 |
| RGB | 154, 129, 114 |
| HSL | 22°, 17%, 53% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 23.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.9, 7.2, 11.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Frontier Brown (Behr N190-5), published as #9A8172
#8B7871
#AA8A72
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Frontier Brown (Behr N190-5)?
- Frontier Brown has an LRV of 23.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Frontier Brown is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Frontier Brown in another brand?
- Dusted Truffle (SW 9083) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Frontier Brown warm or cool?
- Behr lists Frontier Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.7; 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.