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Behr Honied White#FCF4D3 · LRV 90

Honied White reads as a yellow / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr YL-W3 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR HONIED WHITE
RGB 252, 244, 211 LRV 90

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Honied White
SKU YL-W3
Hex #FCF4D3
RGB 252, 244, 211
HSL 48°, 87%, 91%
LRV 90
Undertone yellow / warm
Family White

About Behr Honied White

Honied White is very light — LRV 90, 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.

Honied White 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. As a white, it's a natural for trim, ceilings and cabinets, and a clean backdrop for art.

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
Perky Tint
SKU 0803 · #FBF4D3 · LRV 90
ΔE 0.42 (imperceptible)
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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 white from that brand.

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 0.83
All white at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5455
#FAF4D4
Cotton Cloth
ΔE 0.83 · LRV 90
DE5483
#FDF5D7
Light of the Moon
ΔE 0.97 · LRV 91
DE5441
#FFF6D7
Natural Wool
ΔE 0.97 · LRV 92
DE5371
#FFF6D9
White Beach
ΔE 1.53 · LRV 92
DE5281
#FFF3D5
Hazelwood
ΔE 2.2 · LRV 90

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.25
All white at PPG / Glidden →
1206-2
#F6EECD
Silk Sails
ΔE 1.25 · LRV 85
1108-1
#F4F0D2
Oyster Cracker
ΔE 1.97 · LRV 86
1211-2
#F3EFCD
Heavenly Haze
ΔE 2.13 · LRV 85
1205-2
#F5EFD6
Soft Cream
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 86
1211-1
#F3F0D6
Good Graces
ΔE 2.86 · LRV 86

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.41
All white at Benjamin Moore →
330
#F8F3D5
Palm Coast Pale
ΔE 1.41 · LRV
2019-70
#FBF6DB
Lightning White
ΔE 2.05 · LRV
2021-70
#FBF7DB
Pale Straw
ΔE 2.1 · LRV
2022-70
#FAF7DC
Crème Brulee
ΔE 2.57 · LRV 88
2155-70
#FBF4DC
Cotton Tail
ΔE 2.83 · LRV 86

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.76
All white at Valspar →
V016-1
#FCF0CD
Cream Puff
ΔE 1.76 · LRV 87.6
3008-4C
#F9EEC9
Yellow Bliss
ΔE 1.91 · LRV 85.7
3007-2C
#FBEFC6
Summer Morning
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 86.6
3001-2C
#FDEECF
Champagne Tickle
ΔE 3.4 · LRV 86.5
8007-8G
#F9F4DE
Line Dried
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 90

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.63
All white at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 7561
#F5EACC
Lemon Meringue
ΔE 2.63 · LRV 83
SW 7106
#F8EEDB
Honied White
ΔE 5.27 · LRV 86
SW 7105
#F7EFDE
Paperwhite
ΔE 5.6 · LRV 87
SW 7562
#F6F0E2
Roman Column
ΔE 6.52 · LRV 87
SW 7104
#F7EFE3
Cotton White
ΔE 7.7 · LRV 87

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.5
All white at Backdrop →
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 3.5 · LRV 84
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 5.84 · LRV 73
BD-TR
#F4F2E7
Tabula Rasa
ΔE 7.61 · LRV 92
BD-JA
#EFEDE3
Jane
ΔE 8.11 · LRV 86
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 9.6 · LRV 65

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.81
All white at Magnolia Home →
JG-37
#F3F0DA
Lit Candles
ΔE 3.81 · LRV 86
JG-16
#EEE7D5
Carter Crème
ΔE 5.6 · LRV 80
JG-33
#EFEBDB
Pearly Cotton
ΔE 5.89 · LRV 83
JG-107
#F1EFE8
Silos White
ΔE 9.29 · LRV 86
JG-21
#F5F6F1
True White
ΔE 10.27 · LRV 92

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.8
All white at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 59
#F5E8D0
New White
ΔE 4.8 · LRV 82
NO. 2002
#F5ECD9
White Tie
ΔE 5.14 · LRV 84
NO. 203
#FDEDD7
Tallow
ΔE 6.19 · LRV 86
NO. 2003
#F7F1E3
Pointing
ΔE 6.51 · LRV 88
NO. 239
#F7F3E8
Wimborne White
ΔE 7.6 · LRV 90

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.39
All white at Clare →
PNT100-LT-62
#F1E6D4
Like Buttah
ΔE 6.39 · LRV 80
PNT100-LT-04
#F6F5ED
Timeless
ΔE 8.87 · LRV 91
PNT100-LT-24
#F8F0E9
Wing It
ΔE 10.08 · LRV 88
PNT100-LT-02
#F9F9F7
Whipped
ΔE 11.58 · LRV 95
PNT100-LT-01
#F9F9F8
Snow Day
ΔE 12.04 · LRV 95

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

350C-1
Downy
LRV 91
330A-1
Bonnie Cream
LRV 90
300A-1
Opal Cream
LRV 89
350A-2
Vanilla Milkshake
LRV 91
340A-1
Pineapple Fizz
LRV 91
380A-1
Milkyway Galaxy
LRV 90

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #FCF4D3 in HSL space. Pair Honied White with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#FCF4D3 + #D3DBFC
TRIADIC
#FCF4D3 · #D3FCF4 · #F4D3FC
ANALOGOUS
#FCE0D3 · #FCF4D3 · #F0FCD3

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.1:1 fail
Sample text on black
19.02:1 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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