otho behr jr. headquarters 3400 w segerstrom ave santa ana california 92704 u.s. key people jeff filley president products paint epoxy paint parent masco 1 website http www.behr.com home improvement portal behr process corporation stylized as behr is a supplier of architectural paint and exterior wood care products to the united states and canadian do it yourself markets . behr manufactures interior house paints exterior house paints decorative finishes primers stains and surface preparation products sold exclusively at the home depot . 2 behr was founded in 1947 when otho behr jr. sold linseed oil wood stains to paint stores from the back of his station wagon . behr approached his father a chemist to develop a formula for a redwood stain . the resulting growth of the business led behr to move the company s operations to an 800 square foot quonset hut in pasadena california in 1948 . 3 the business outgrew this facility as well and in the early 1950s behr relocated the company to its current home in santa ana california . behr has grown as the home resale market created greater demand for paints lighting wallpaper and other goods . 4 in 1988 behr offered computer color matching allowing customers to bring pieces of fabric or other color samples to the home depot to be scanned by a color matching machine and be turned into a color formula for paint . 5 in 1999 behr was purchased by the masco corporation . 6 external links edit http www.behr.com references edit http investor.masco.com files annualreport2012 v001 z6m4l2.pdf http www.brizo.com landing masco brands behr.html . unqgbd fw f http www.housepaintingguide.org history of behr paint http www.behr.com consumer about partnerships http www.behrpaint.com.mx mexico v index.jsp vgnextoid f07941330efa1210vgnvcm100000647964c7rcrd http articles.latimes.com 1999 sep 02 business fi 6168 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title behr paint & oldid 744111135 categories companies established in 1947paint manufacturerscompanies based in santa ana california1947 establishments in californiathe home depot navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 13 october 2016 at 05 33 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view