Fall Mood (Behr PWL-87)
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Fall Mood (Behr PWL-87) is a medium, warm beige from Behr: LRV 43.3, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Fall Mood
Four Behr colors picked for Fall Mood 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 Fall Mood, 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 | Sand Dune | SW 6086 | 46 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Venetian Portico | AF-185 | 41.9 | 1.9 | very close |
| Valspar | Morning Coffee | 2005-10A | 43 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Transcend | 1079-4 | 43 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Fall Mood (LRV 43.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Fall Mood
Darker than Fall Mood
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PWL-87 |
| Hex | #C2AC9B |
| RGB | 194, 172, 155 |
| HSL | 26°, 24%, 68% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.8, 5.2, 11.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Fall Mood (Behr PWL-87), published as #C2AC9B
#B2A299
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Fall Mood (Behr PWL-87)?
- Fall Mood has an LRV of 43.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Fall Mood is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Fall Mood in another brand?
- Morning Coffee (Valspar 2005-10A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Fall Mood warm or cool?
- Behr lists Fall Mood as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 11.7; 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.