Tamarind Fruit (Behr PMD-61)
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Tamarind Fruit (Behr PMD-61) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 9.8, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tamarind Fruit
Three Behr colors picked for Tamarind Fruit by this site's color math: a trim white, 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 Tamarind Fruit, 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 | Umber Rust | SW 9100 | 10 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Seed Brown | 2096-10 | 9.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Cowboy Hat | 3010-8 | 11 | 3.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Tampico Brown | 16-23 | 12 | 3.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Tamarind Fruit (LRV 9.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Tamarind Fruit
Darker than Tamarind Fruit
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PMD-61 |
| Hex | #75503B |
| RGB | 117, 80, 59 |
| HSL | 22°, 33%, 35% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.6, 12.8, 18.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tamarind Fruit (Behr PMD-61), published as #75503B
#68473A
#83593A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tamarind Fruit (Behr PMD-61)?
- Tamarind Fruit has an LRV of 9.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tamarind Fruit is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tamarind Fruit in another brand?
- Seed Brown (BM 2096-10) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Tamarind Fruit warm or cool?
- Behr lists Tamarind Fruit as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 18.6; 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.