Amber Sun
PMD-68 · #FFC483 · LRV 62 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Amber Sun62
- 4Naive Peach69
- 5Juno Peach74
What Color Is Amber Sun, Really?
Amber Sun reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PMD-68 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Amber Sun
Amber Sun is an easy whole-room color for living spaces and bedrooms, and light enough to carry onto trim or a ceiling if you want a soft, seamless look. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Amber Sun
At LRV 62, Amber Sun is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Most complaints about Amber Sun are a light mismatch. Upload a photo of your actual room and see it on your walls — then ask for the same wall in north light or evening lamps before you buy a single sample.
Need It From Another Brand?
Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr PMD-68 directly. If you would rather stay in one brand's own deck, these are the closest stock matches, measured as ΔE2000. Under 2 is a difference you will not see on the wall.
| Brand | Closest color | ΔE | LRV | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Bellini FizzSW 9008 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.2 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Fresh Fruit153 · Benjamin Moore | 2.5 | 59 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Bronze BlushV049-3 · Valspar | 1.4 | 60.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Chunk Of CheddarPPG1204-5 · PPG / Glidden | 3.3 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | ZingPPG1203-5 · Glidden | 1.5 | 60 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Jovial Orange112-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Amber Sun within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
WCAG 2.1: AA is 4.5 : 1 for normal text, 3 : 1 for large text, AAA is 7 : 1.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #FFC483 in HSL space. Pair Amber Sun with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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