Honey Locust
PPU6-06 · #FFC368 · LRV 61 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Honey Locust61
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Honey Locust, Really?
Honey Locust reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPU6-06 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Honey Locust
Honey Locust 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 Locust
At LRV 61, Honey Locust 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 Locust 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 PPU6-06 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 | SundanceSW 6897 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Sweet Orange2017-40 · Benjamin Moore | 1.3 | 61 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Peach Tea3002-3C · Valspar | 0.8 | 60.9 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Honey PotPPG1205-6 · PPG / Glidden | 2.5 | 63 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Honey PotPPG1205-6 · Glidden | 2.7 | 63 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sweet Honeycomb114-5DB · Dutch Boy | 1.0 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Honey Locust 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 #FFC368 in HSL space. Pair Honey Locust with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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