Honey Nougat
S250-3 · #E2BA97 · LRV 54 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Honey Nougat54
- 4Colonial Yellow59
- 5Belvedere Cream65
What Color Is Honey Nougat, Really?
Honey Nougat reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr S250-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Honey Nougat
Honey Nougat 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. Earthy oranges and terracottas warm up dining rooms and entries.
How Lighting Changes Honey Nougat
At LRV 54, Honey Nougat 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 Nougat 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 S250-3 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 | Sumptuous PeachSW 6345 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.6 | 54 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Terra BellaAF-195 · Benjamin Moore | 2.8 | 55 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Mesa Sand2004-8B · Valspar | 3.2 | 53 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gentle DoePPG1201-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.7 | 53 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Gentle DoePPG1201-4 · Glidden | 2.6 | 53 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Sunwashed Orange312-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.3 | 57 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Honey Nougat 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 #E2BA97 in HSL space. Pair Honey Nougat with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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