Painted Skies (Behr PMD-98)
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Painted Skies (Behr PMD-98) is a deep, warm orange from Behr: LRV 28.1, so it reflects about 28 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Painted Skies
Four Behr colors picked for Painted Skies 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 Painted Skies, 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 Rose Beige | SW 2804 | 28 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Roman Shade | 1228 | 30 | 2.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Mocha Java | 2004-7B | 26 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Caramel Sugar | 16-05 | 30 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr orange colors nearest to Painted Skies (LRV 28.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Painted Skies
Darker than Painted Skies
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PMD-98 |
| Hex | #B28774 |
| RGB | 178, 135, 116 |
| HSL | 18°, 29%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 28.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.9, 13.8, 16.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Orange |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Painted Skies (Behr PMD-98), published as #B28774
#A37E73
#C29074
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Painted Skies (Behr PMD-98)?
- Painted Skies has an LRV of 28.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Painted Skies is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Painted Skies in another brand?
- Caramel Sugar (PPG 16-05) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Painted Skies warm or cool?
- Behr lists Painted Skies as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 16.6; 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.