Smoked Umber (Behr PWN-71)
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Smoked Umber (Behr PWN-71) is a medium, warm greige from Behr: LRV 57.5, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Smoked Umber
Four Behr colors picked for Smoked Umber by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper greige, 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 Smoked Umber, 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 | Realist Beige | SW 6078 | 59 | 1.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Desert Light | 1004 | 57.9 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Sand Storm | 2004-10B | 59 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Intuitive | 1022-2 | 57 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr greige colors nearest to Smoked Umber (LRV 57.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Smoked Umber
Darker than Smoked Umber
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PWN-71 |
| Hex | #D0C6BD |
| RGB | 208, 198, 189 |
| HSL | 28°, 17%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.4, 1.9, 5.8 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Greige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Smoked Umber (Behr PWN-71), published as #D0C6BD
#BFBCBB
#E2D0BD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Smoked Umber (Behr PWN-71)?
- Smoked Umber has an LRV of 57.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Smoked Umber is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Smoked Umber in another brand?
- Intuitive (PPG 1022-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Smoked Umber warm or cool?
- Behr lists Smoked Umber as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.8; 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.