Honey Bird
300B-5 · #FFCD7F · LRV 66 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Tuscan Sun60
- 3Honey Bird66
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Honey Bird, Really?
Honey Bird reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr 300B-5 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Honey Bird
Honey Bird 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 Honey Bird
At LRV 66, Honey Bird 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 Honey Bird 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 300B-5 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 | AfternoonSW 6675 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.4 | 65 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Florida Orange152 · Benjamin Moore | 2.1 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Croissant3002-4A · Valspar | 1.7 | 65.3 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Chunk Of CheddarPPG1204-5 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Pale Orange17YY 65/420 · Glidden | 1.5 | 65 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Persian Apple212-4DB · Dutch Boy | 1.4 | 65 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Honey Bird 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 #FFCD7F in HSL space. Pair Honey Bird with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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