Spiced Plum (Behr PPU1-20)
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Spiced Plum (Behr PPU1-20) is a very deep, neutral brown from Behr: LRV 9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spiced Plum
Three Behr colors picked for Spiced Plum 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 Spiced Plum, 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 | Deep Maroon | SW 0072 | 7 | 5.0 | clearly different |
| Benjamin Moore | Kalamata | AF-630 | 11.3 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Stoic | 1010-6 | 10 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Positively Purple | 13-08 | 9 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Spiced Plum (LRV 9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Spiced Plum
Darker than Spiced Plum
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU1-20 |
| Hex | #6B4C57 |
| RGB | 107, 76, 87 |
| HSL | 339°, 17%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 36.0, 15.0, -1.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Red |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spiced Plum (Behr PPU1-20), published as #6B4C57
#5D4455
#7A5457
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spiced Plum (Behr PPU1-20)?
- Spiced Plum has an LRV of 9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spiced Plum is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Spiced Plum in another brand?
- Kalamata (BM AF-630) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 2.2 (very close).
- Is Spiced Plum warm or cool?
- Behr lists Spiced Plum as neutral, with a Warm Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is -1.3; 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.