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Behr Honey Bear#E9C26F · LRV 57

Honey Bear reads as a red-orange / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr 340D-4 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR HONEY BEAR
RGB 233, 194, 111 LRV 57

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Honey Bear
SKU 340D-4
Hex #E9C26F
RGB 233, 194, 111
HSL 41°, 73%, 67%
LRV 57
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Yellow

About Behr Honey Bear

At LRV 57, Honey Bear 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.

Honey Bear 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.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Sassy Yellow
SKU 0933 · #F0C374 · LRV 59
ΔE 2.17 (close)
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Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all yellow from that brand.

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.59
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
12-03
#E7C26F
Sun Salutation
ΔE 0.59 · LRV 57
1106-4
#E6C26F
Turner's Yellow
ΔE 0.88 · LRV 57
1210-5
#ECBE63
Bright Idea
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 56
1107-5
#DDC073
Tropical Siesta
ΔE 2.98 · LRV 54
1208-4
#ECC481
Gold Buff
ΔE 3.28 · LRV 59

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.76
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
CSP-955
#E5C269
Hannah Banana
ΔE 1.76 · LRV
293
#E4C368
Showtime
ΔE 2.47 · LRV
201
#E1C478
Gold Leaf
ΔE 2.87 · LRV 55
HC-11
#E1C478
Marblehead Gold
ΔE 2.87 · LRV
2154-40
#EAC17C
York Harbour Yellow
ΔE 2.92 · LRV 55

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.81
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 6696
#EAC365
Quilt Gold
ΔE 1.81 · LRV 57
SW 6689
#EEC25F
Overjoy
ΔE 2.5 · LRV 58
SW 6683
#F1BA55
Bee
ΔE 4.58 · LRV 54
SW 6676
#F7BE5B
Butterfield
ΔE 4.72 · LRV 57
SW 6668
#F4BF77
Sunrise
ΔE 5.19 · LRV 58

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.9
All yellow at Valspar →
3008-5C
#E1C073
Swiftly Green
ΔE 1.9 · LRV 54.8
V055-3
#DEBB74
Straw Hat
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 52.3
P018
#DABE76
Tookie Bird
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 53.1
3007-3B
#E7C455
Fall Meadow
ΔE 4.59 · LRV 57.1
3006-5C
#F3BE79
Golden Chime
ΔE 5.66 · LRV 57.6

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.02
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 223
#ECC363
Babouche
ΔE 2.02 · LRV 58
NO. 51
#DCB771
Sudbury Yellow
ΔE 3.58 · LRV 50
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 3.59 · LRV 65
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
ΔE 3.93 · LRV 67
NO. 37
#DFC795
Hay
ΔE 7.03 · LRV 59

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.57
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 63
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 8.49 · LRV 69
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 13.45 · LRV 68
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 13.52 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-60
#DEC4B8
Meet Cute
ΔE 18.62 · LRV 58

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.77
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DEC731
#DFC16D
Highlight Gold
ΔE 2.77 · LRV 55
DE5367
#E7BF7B
Deserted Path
ΔE 3.03 · LRV 56
DE5431
#E1C161
Candelabra
ΔE 3.35 · LRV 55
DE5444
#E2C779
Waffle Cone
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 58
DE5437
#E2C681
Biscotti
ΔE 3.6 · LRV 58

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.85
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 2.85 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 15.62 · LRV 73
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 16.85 · LRV 60
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 16.86 · LRV 65
BD-BG
#E5BEB0
Boy Meets Girl
ΔE 19.35 · LRV 53

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.5
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-45
#D4B670
Bright Days
ΔE 4.5 · LRV 49
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 5.27 · LRV 57
JG-40
#DEB578
Cottage Feel
ΔE 5.51 · LRV 50
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 5.88 · LRV 65
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 7.93 · LRV 68

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

350D-4
Wild Bamboo
LRV 59
HDC-MD-24
Luscious Lemon
LRV 56
MQ4-13
Golden Thread
LRV 57
M290-4
Garbanzo Paste
LRV 61
370D-5
Summer Field
LRV 58
310D-4
Gold Buff
LRV 54

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #E9C26F in HSL space. Pair Honey Bear with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#E9C26F + #6F96E9
TRIADIC
#E9C26F · #6FE9C2 · #C26FE9
ANALOGOUS
#E9856F · #E9C26F · #D3E96F

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.69:1 fail
Sample text on black
12.41:1 AAA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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