Tribal Pottery (Behr PPU3-14)
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Tribal Pottery (Behr PPU3-14) is a deep, warm beige from Behr: LRV 27.1, so it reflects about 27 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tribal Pottery
Four Behr colors picked for Tribal Pottery by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper beige, 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 Tribal Pottery, 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 | Redend Point | SW 9081 | 30 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Gaucho Brown | 2096-40 | 27.1 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Chocolate Cheesecake | 2006-7B | 25 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Tattered Teddy | 1072-5 | 24 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Tribal Pottery (LRV 27.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Tribal Pottery
Darker than Tribal Pottery
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU3-14 |
| Hex | #A78876 |
| RGB | 167, 136, 118 |
| HSL | 22°, 22%, 56% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 27.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 59.1, 9.0, 14.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tribal Pottery (Behr PPU3-14), published as #A78876
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tribal Pottery (Behr PPU3-14)?
- Tribal Pottery has an LRV of 27.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tribal Pottery is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Tribal Pottery in another brand?
- Gaucho Brown (BM 2096-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.9 (very close).
- Is Tribal Pottery warm or cool?
- Behr lists Tribal Pottery as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 14.1; 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.