Barely Brown
Behr N180-1
- HEX
- #E8E2DA
- RGB
- 232, 226, 218
- LAB
- 90.1, 0.7, 4.6
- LRV
- ≈ 77
- Family
- White, warm
- Nearest RAL
- 9001 Cream
With an LRV of about 77, Barely Brown reflects most of the light that reaches it. It keeps a north-facing or dim room bright, and in strong sun it can look whiter than the chip. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.
Barely Brown in other brands
- Lamb's Wool Vista K-1183 White Very close ΔE 0.5
- Toque White Sherwin-Williams 7003 White Very close ΔE 0.5
- Sandy Day Quarter Dulux Australia S14C1Q White Very close ΔE 0.5
- Mountain Gray PPG 1021-1 White Very close ΔE 0.5
- Mountain Gray Glidden PPG1021-1 White Very close ΔE 0.5
- IKEA028 IKEA Light Gray Very close ΔE 0.5
- Very close ΔE 0.0
Lighter and darker in Behr
- Icy Tundra Behr ECC-38-2 White
- Naturally Calm Behr 620E-2 Light Gray
- Very close ΔE 0.0
How it looks with color blindness
- Deuteranopia Reads as white
- Protanopia Reads as light gray
- Tritanopia Reads as white
- Achromatopsia Reads as white
Under different light
- Warm bulb, 2700 K Turns light orange
- Neutral, 4000 K Turns beige
- Daylight, 6500 K As listed
Questions
Is Barely Brown warm or cool?
Warm. Its LAB b value of 4.6 and a value of 0.7 lean toward yellow and red, so it reads warmer next to a pure gray.
What is the closest Vista color to Barely Brown?
Lamb's Wool (K-1183), at ΔE 0.5. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.
What is the LRV of Barely Brown?
≈ 77. Behr does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.