Lemon Balm
PPU8-13 · #E5D9B8 · LRV 70 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Revere Pewter55
- 2Agreeable Gray60
- 3Lemon Balm70
- 4Pearly White77
- 5Dover White83
What Color Is Lemon Balm, Really?
Lemon Balm reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PPU8-13 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Lemon Balm
Lemon Balm 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. Greige-leaning neutrals like this are the safe whole-home choice when you want warmth without committing to a color.
How Lighting Changes Lemon Balm
At LRV 70, Lemon Balm 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 Lemon Balm 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 PPU8-13 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 | Roycroft VellumSW 2833 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 71 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Twisted Oak Path226 · Benjamin Moore | 1.1 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Tempered Sage6006-5A · Valspar | 1.0 | 69.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | At The BeachPPG12-28 · PPG / Glidden | 1.6 | 70 | Color page → |
| Glidden | At The BeachPPG12-28 · Glidden | 1.0 | 70 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Tickle the Ivory217-1DB · Dutch Boy | 2.8 | 69 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Lemon Balm 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 #E5D9B8 in HSL space. Pair Lemon Balm with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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