Beacon Yellow
HDC-CL-16 · #F3C98C · LRV 63 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Beacon Yellow63
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Beacon Yellow, Really?
Beacon Yellow reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr HDC-CL-16 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Beacon Yellow
Beacon Yellow 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Beacon Yellow
At LRV 63, Beacon Yellow 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 Beacon Yellow 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 HDC-CL-16 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 | 1.8 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Moir GoldCW-280 · Benjamin Moore | 1.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Valspar | GoldfinchP014 · Valspar | 1.7 | 60.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Chunk Of CheddarPPG1204-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Palomino Gold25YY 62/353 · Glidden | 0.5 | 62 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Reminiscent111-4DB · Dutch Boy | 2.3 | 63 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Beacon Yellow 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 #F3C98C in HSL space. Pair Beacon Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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