Road Less-travelled (Behr T18-07)
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Road Less-travelled (Behr T18-07) is a deep, warm beige from Behr: LRV 20.8, so it reflects about 21 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Road Less-travelled
Three Behr colors picked for Road Less-travelled 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 Road Less-travelled, 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 | Virtual Taupe | SW 7039 | 20 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Porcini | CSP-195 | 21.3 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Zanzibar Spice | 2005-9B | 20 | 2.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Thunderbird | 1021-5 | 21 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr beige colors nearest to Road Less-travelled (LRV 20.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Road Less-travelled
Darker than Road Less-travelled
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | T18-07 |
| Hex | #8B7B6E |
| RGB | 139, 123, 110 |
| HSL | 27°, 12%, 49% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 20.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 52.7, 3.9, 9.4 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Beige |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Road Less-travelled (Behr T18-07), published as #8B7B6E
#7C726C
#9B846E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Road Less-travelled (Behr T18-07)?
- Road Less-travelled has an LRV of 20.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Road Less-travelled is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Road Less-travelled in another brand?
- Thunderbird (PPG 1021-5) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Road Less-travelled warm or cool?
- Behr lists Road Less-travelled as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 9.4; 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.