Royal Liqueur (Behr PPU2-19)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Royal Liqueur (Behr PPU2-19) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 9.7, so it reflects about 10 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Royal Liqueur
Three Behr colors picked for Royal Liqueur 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 Royal Liqueur, 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 | Vintage Leather | SW 6062 | 7 | 4.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Pumpernickel | 2102-20 | 9.9 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Cowboy Suede | 2011-6 | 11 | 1.7 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Antique Mahogany | 16-08 | 10 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Royal Liqueur (LRV 9.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Royal Liqueur
Darker than Royal Liqueur
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU2-19 |
| Hex | #784D40 |
| RGB | 120, 77, 64 |
| HSL | 14°, 30%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 9.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 37.3, 16.5, 15.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Royal Liqueur (Behr PPU2-19), published as #784D40
#6A453F
#86563F
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from Behr
More from Behr
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Royal Liqueur (Behr PPU2-19)?
- Royal Liqueur has an LRV of 9.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Royal Liqueur is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Royal Liqueur in another brand?
- Pumpernickel (BM 2102-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Royal Liqueur warm or cool?
- Behr lists Royal Liqueur as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 15.2; 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.