Iced Espresso (Behr PMD-91)
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Iced Espresso (Behr PMD-91) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 7.5, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Iced Espresso
Three Behr colors picked for Iced Espresso 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 Iced Espresso, 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 | Chateau Brown | SW 7510 | 8 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Brown Sugar | 2112-20 | 8 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Cabin Plank | 2011-10 | 8 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sarsaparilla | 1018-7 | 8 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Iced Espresso (LRV 7.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Iced Espresso
Darker than Iced Espresso
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PMD-91 |
| Hex | #5A4A42 |
| RGB | 90, 74, 66 |
| HSL | 20°, 15%, 31% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 7.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 32.8, 5.3, 7.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Iced Espresso (Behr PMD-91), published as #5A4A42
#4C4241
#685342
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Iced Espresso (Behr PMD-91)?
- Iced Espresso has an LRV of 7.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Iced Espresso is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Iced Espresso in another brand?
- Chateau Brown (SW 7510) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Iced Espresso warm or cool?
- Behr lists Iced Espresso as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 7.3; 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.