Heritage Oak (Behr T15-5)
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Heritage Oak (Behr T15-5) is a very deep, warm brown from Behr: LRV 6.9, so it reflects about 7 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Heritage Oak
Three Behr colors picked for Heritage Oak 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 Heritage Oak, 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 | Otter | SW 6041 | 6 | 2.0 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Mahogany | ES-60 | 7 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Roasted Coffee | 2009-10 | 9 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Little Bear | 1074-7 | 8 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr brown colors nearest to Heritage Oak (LRV 6.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Heritage Oak
Darker than Heritage Oak
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | T15-5 |
| Hex | #5C453D |
| RGB | 92, 69, 61 |
| HSL | 15°, 20%, 30% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 31.5, 8.6, 8.7 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Brown |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Heritage Oak (Behr T15-5), published as #5C453D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Heritage Oak (Behr T15-5)?
- Heritage Oak has an LRV of 6.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Heritage Oak is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to Heritage Oak in another brand?
- Mahogany (BM ES-60) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Heritage Oak warm or cool?
- Behr lists Heritage Oak as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 8.7; 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.