Toasted Bagel (Behr S230-7)
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Toasted Bagel (Behr S230-7) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 17.7, so it reflects about 18 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Toasted Bagel
Four Behr colors picked for Toasted Bagel 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 Toasted Bagel, 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 | Wheat Penny | SW 7705 | 18 | 2.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Penny | 2163-30 | 19.3 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Pale Cordovan | 3010-7 | 19 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Copper Pot | 1081-7 | 16 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Toasted Bagel (LRV 17.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Toasted Bagel
Darker than Toasted Bagel
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S230-7 |
| Hex | #986B4D |
| RGB | 152, 107, 77 |
| HSL | 24°, 33%, 45% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 49.2, 14.3, 23.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Toasted Bagel (Behr S230-7), published as #986B4D
#8A624C
#A7744C
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Toasted Bagel (Behr S230-7)?
- Toasted Bagel has an LRV of 17.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Toasted Bagel is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Toasted Bagel in another brand?
- Penny (BM 2163-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Toasted Bagel warm or cool?
- Behr lists Toasted Bagel as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.9; 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.