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Budding Leaf

P360-1 · #EEF0D7 · LRV 85 · warm yellow tone

P360-1 · #EEF0D7 · LRV 85 — warm yellow tone, very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.

Budding LeafBehr · P360-1
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Budding Leaf
BEHR · P360-1 · #EEF0D7
Brand · codeBehrP360-1 · all Behr greens
LRV85Very light — near-white, broadens small spaces.
Undertonewarm yellow tone
FamilyGreen
Hex · RGB · HSL#EEF0D7 · 238, 240, 215 · 65°, 45%, 89%Display values from the brand. Match it at another brand
Sheen we recommendEggshell on walls · satin on trim and cabinetsWhich sheen where, explained
Where it sits, light to dark
  1. 1Soft Fern57
  2. 2Hancock Green66
  3. 3Budding Leaf85
  4. 4Iced Mint90
  5. 5Mint Hint95
Undertone and depth

What Color Is Budding Leaf, Really?

Budding Leaf reads as a warm yellow tone — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover how Behr P360-1 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.

Room by room

Best Rooms and Uses for Budding Leaf

Budding Leaf shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Greens bridge indoors and out, so they suit living rooms, kitchens and sunrooms.

Light by light

How Lighting Changes Budding Leaf

Budding Leaf is very light — LRV 85, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. Its yellow 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.

Test it in your light, not a showroom's

Most complaints about Budding Leaf 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.

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Need It From Another Brand?

Any paint counter can custom-tint Behr P360-1 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.

Same deck, next chip over

Similar Behr Colors

The nearest shades to Budding Leaf within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

Contrast, for text and signage
Black text on Budding Leaf · 18.1 : 1 · passes AA and AAAWhite text on Budding Leaf · 1.2 : 1 · fails for text

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 #EEF0D7 in HSL space. Pair Budding Leaf with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#EEF0D7 + #D9D7F0
TRIADIC
#EEF0D7 · #D7EEF0 · #F0D7EE
ANALOGOUS
#F0E5D7 · #EEF0D7 · #E2F0D7

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