Folk Guitar (Behr N260-7)
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Folk Guitar (Behr N260-7) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 13.6, so it reflects about 14 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Folk Guitar
Four Behr colors picked for Folk Guitar 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 Folk Guitar, 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 | Tea Chest | SW 6103 | 14 | 1.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sedona Brown | 1127 | 14 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Chocolate Turtle | 3001-9A | 14 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Fig Branches | 1085-7 | 14 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Folk Guitar (LRV 13.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Folk Guitar
Darker than Folk Guitar
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N260-7 |
| Hex | #7A634F |
| RGB | 122, 99, 79 |
| HSL | 28°, 21%, 39% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 13.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 43.7, 6.1, 14.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Folk Guitar (Behr N260-7), published as #7A634F
#6C5A4E
#896C4E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Folk Guitar (Behr N260-7)?
- Folk Guitar has an LRV of 13.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Folk Guitar is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Folk Guitar in another brand?
- Fig Branches (PPG 1085-7) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Folk Guitar warm or cool?
- Behr lists Folk Guitar as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.9; 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.