Aging Barrel (Behr PPU5-02)
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Aging Barrel (Behr PPU5-02) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 11.1, so it reflects about 11 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Aging Barrel
Three Behr colors picked for Aging Barrel 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 Aging Barrel, 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 | Homestead Brown | SW 7515 | 12 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Brown Horse | 2108-30 | 12 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Mudslide | 2006-9A | 11 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Coffee House | 1077-7 | 11 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Aging Barrel (LRV 11.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Aging Barrel
Darker than Aging Barrel
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU5-02 |
| Hex | #6A5B4E |
| RGB | 106, 91, 78 |
| HSL | 28°, 15%, 36% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 11.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 39.7, 3.8, 9.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Aging Barrel (Behr PPU5-02), published as #6A5B4E
#5C524D
#79644E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Aging Barrel (Behr PPU5-02)?
- Aging Barrel has an LRV of 11.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Aging Barrel is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Aging Barrel in another brand?
- Brown Horse (BM 2108-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Aging Barrel warm or cool?
- Behr lists Aging Barrel as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.8; 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.