Volcanic Island (Behr S-H-720)
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Volcanic Island (Behr S-H-720) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 8.9, so it reflects about 9 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Volcanic Island
Three Behr colors picked for Volcanic Island 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 Volcanic Island, 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 | Tea Leaf | SW 9604 | 9 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Char Brown | 2137-20 | 9.3 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Harvest Brown | 6009-2 | 10 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Star Anise | 1022-7 | 8 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Volcanic Island (LRV 8.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Volcanic Island
Darker than Volcanic Island
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S-H-720 |
| Hex | #605244 |
| RGB | 96, 82, 68 |
| HSL | 30°, 17%, 32% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 8.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 35.9, 3.4, 10.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Volcanic Island (Behr S-H-720), published as #605244
#524943
#6E5B44
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Volcanic Island (Behr S-H-720)?
- Volcanic Island has an LRV of 8.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Volcanic Island is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Volcanic Island in another brand?
- Tea Leaf (SW 9604) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Volcanic Island warm or cool?
- Behr lists Volcanic Island as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 10.4; 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.