Brass Button (Behr N280-7)
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Brass Button (Behr N280-7) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 18.4, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Brass Button
Four Behr colors picked for Brass Button 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 Brass Button, 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 | Renwick Golden Oak | SW 2824 | 19 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Gettysburgh Gold | 1064 | 18.5 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Magic Lamp | 3005-9A | 21 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Leather | 15-14 | 20 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Brass Button (LRV 18.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Brass Button
Darker than Brass Button
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | N280-7 |
| Hex | #927149 |
| RGB | 146, 113, 73 |
| HSL | 33°, 33%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.0, 7.8, 27.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Brass Button (Behr N280-7), published as #927149
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Brass Button (Behr N280-7)?
- Brass Button has an LRV of 18.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Brass Button is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Brass Button in another brand?
- Renwick Golden Oak (SW 2824) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Brass Button warm or cool?
- Behr lists Brass Button as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 27.1; 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.