Nugget Gold (Behr S260-7)
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Nugget Gold (Behr S260-7) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 17.4, so it reflects about 17 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Nugget Gold
Four Behr colors picked for Nugget Gold 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 Nugget Gold, 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 | El Caramelo | SW 9106 | 18 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Coppertone | 2161-10 | 17.4 | 1.8 | very close |
| Valspar | Standing Still | 2008-7B | 17 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bourbon | 1083-7 | 17 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Nugget Gold (LRV 17.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Nugget Gold
Darker than Nugget Gold
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | S260-7 |
| Hex | #936C48 |
| RGB | 147, 108, 72 |
| HSL | 29°, 34%, 43% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 17.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 48.8, 11.0, 26.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Nugget Gold (Behr S260-7), published as #936C48
#856347
#A17547
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Nugget Gold (Behr S260-7)?
- Nugget Gold has an LRV of 17.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Nugget Gold is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Nugget Gold in another brand?
- El Caramelo (SW 9106) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Nugget Gold warm or cool?
- Behr lists Nugget Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.1; 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.