Espresso Coffee (Behr PPH-74)
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Espresso Coffee (Behr PPH-74) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 8, so it reflects about 8 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Espresso Coffee
Three Behr colors picked for Espresso Coffee 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 Espresso Coffee, 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 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Fresco Urbain | 1253 | 9.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Virginia Soil | 1003-9A | 9 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Mustang | 1015-7 | 8 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Espresso Coffee (LRV 8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Espresso Coffee
Darker than Espresso Coffee
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPH-74 |
| Hex | #5E4C48 |
| RGB | 94, 76, 72 |
| HSL | 11°, 13%, 33% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 34.0, 6.9, 5.2 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
| Also sold as | PPH-74 (HISP) Cafe Expreso |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Espresso Coffee (Behr PPH-74), published as #5E4C48
#504446
#6C5548
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Espresso Coffee (Behr PPH-74)?
- Espresso Coffee has an LRV of 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 Espresso Coffee is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Espresso Coffee in another brand?
- Fresco Urbain (BM 1253) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Espresso Coffee warm or cool?
- Behr lists Espresso Coffee as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.2; 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.