Caramel Sauce (Behr PMD-106)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Caramel Sauce (Behr PMD-106) is a deep, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 25.6, so it reflects about 26 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Caramel Sauce
Four Behr colors picked for Caramel Sauce by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, 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 Caramel Sauce, 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 | Butterscotch | SW 6377 | 25 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Cognac Snifter | 1148 | 26.8 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Amber Sienna | 3003-5A | 28 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Cowboy Hat | 1082-6 | 25 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Caramel Sauce (LRV 25.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Caramel Sauce
Darker than Caramel Sauce
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PMD-106 |
| Hex | #B3804D |
| RGB | 179, 128, 77 |
| HSL | 30°, 40%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 25.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 57.6, 14.0, 35.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Caramel Sauce (Behr PMD-106), published as #B3804D
#A5774C
#C2894B
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Behr
More from Behr
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Caramel Sauce (Behr PMD-106)?
- Caramel Sauce has an LRV of 25.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Caramel Sauce is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Caramel Sauce in another brand?
- Cognac Snifter (BM 1148) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Caramel Sauce warm or cool?
- Behr lists Caramel Sauce as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.2; 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.