Dry Brown (Behr N230-5)
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Dry Brown (Behr N230-5) is a deep, warm beige from Behr: LRV 24, so it reflects about 24 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dry Brown
Four Behr colors picked for Dry 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 Dry 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 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Driftwood | 2107-40 | 25.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Tempered Allspice | 2006-9C | 26 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Locomotion | 1076-5 | 24 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Dry Brown (LRV 24 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Dry Brown
Darker than Dry Brown
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N230-5 |
| Hex | #968374 |
| RGB | 150, 131, 116 |
| HSL | 26°, 14%, 52% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 24 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 56.1, 4.7, 10.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dry Brown (Behr N230-5), published as #968374
#877A72
#A68C74
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dry Brown (Behr N230-5)?
- Dry Brown has an LRV of 24 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dry Brown is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Dry Brown in another brand?
- Driftwood (BM 2107-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Dry Brown warm or cool?
- Behr lists Dry Brown as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.8; 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.