Sweet Carrot (Behr PMD-103)
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Sweet Carrot (Behr PMD-103) is a deep, warm orange from Behr: LRV 26.4, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Carrot
Four Behr colors picked for Sweet Carrot by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper orange, 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 Sweet Carrot, 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 | Copper Wire | SW 7707 | 27 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Hale Orange | CW-295 | 25.2 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Roasted Squash | 2006-3A | 27 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Copper Penny | 17-24 | 29 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr orange colors nearest to Sweet Carrot (LRV 26.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Carrot
Darker than Sweet Carrot
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PMD-103 |
| Hex | #CC764F |
| RGB | 204, 118, 79 |
| HSL | 19°, 55%, 55% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 26.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 58.4, 30.1, 35.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Carrot (Behr PMD-103), published as #CC764F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Carrot (Behr PMD-103)?
- Sweet Carrot has an LRV of 26.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Carrot is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Carrot in another brand?
- Hale Orange (BM CW-295) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Sweet Carrot warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sweet Carrot as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.8; 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.