Perfect Penny (Behr S180-6)
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Perfect Penny (Behr S180-6) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 18.5, so it reflects about 19 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Perfect Penny
Four Behr colors picked for Perfect Penny by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper brown, 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 Perfect Penny, 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 | Cavern Clay | SW 7701 | 20 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Ten Gallon Hat | 1210 | 18.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Deep Clay Red | 2003-7B | 19 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Warm Up | 1067-6 | 17 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Perfect Penny (LRV 18.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Perfect Penny
Darker than Perfect Penny
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S180-6 |
| Hex | #A06A56 |
| RGB | 160, 106, 86 |
| HSL | 16°, 30%, 48% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 18.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 50.0, 19.2, 20.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Perfect Penny (Behr S180-6), published as #A06A56
#926155
#AF7355
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Perfect Penny (Behr S180-6)?
- Perfect Penny has an LRV of 18.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Perfect Penny is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Perfect Penny in another brand?
- Ten Gallon Hat (BM 1210) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.6 (very close).
- Is Perfect Penny warm or cool?
- Behr lists Perfect Penny as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.0; 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.