French Roast (Behr UL140-1)
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French Roast (Behr UL140-1) is a very deep, warm black from Behr: LRV 6, so it reflects about 6 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with French Roast
Three Behr colors picked for French Roast 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 French Roast, 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 | Sealskin | SW 7675 | 6 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Night Horizon | 2134-10 | 6.7 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Deep Earth | 6010-2 | 7 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Phantom Mist | 1002-7 | 6 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr black colors nearest to French Roast (LRV 6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than French Roast
Darker than French Roast
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | UL140-1 |
| Hex | #4B443D |
| RGB | 75, 68, 61 |
| HSL | 30°, 10%, 27% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 29.3, 1.6, 5.3 |
| Undertone | Warm |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Black |
Same paint, two kinds of light
French Roast (Behr UL140-1), published as #4B443D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of French Roast (Behr UL140-1)?
- French Roast has an LRV of 6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so French Roast is a very deep color.
- What is the closest match to French Roast in another brand?
- Sealskin (SW 7675) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is French Roast warm or cool?
- Behr lists French Roast as warm, with a Warm undertone. Its Lab b* value is 5.3; 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.