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Behr Lemon Lily#F2DD8B · LRV 75

Lemon Lily reads as a yellow / warm — very light — near-white, broadens small spaces. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr MQ6-46 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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BEHR LEMON LILY
RGB 242, 221, 139 LRV 75

Color spec

Brand Behr
Name Lemon Lily
SKU MQ6-46
Hex #F2DD8B
RGB 242, 221, 139
HSL 48°, 80%, 75%
LRV 75
Undertone yellow / warm
Family Yellow

About Behr Lemon Lily

Lemon Lily is very light — LRV 75, 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.

Lemon Lily 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.

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
Yellow Trumpet
SKU 0862 · #F9D988 · LRV 72
ΔE 3.26 (close)
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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 yellow from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.75
All yellow at Benjamin Moore →
291
#EBD689
Laguna Yellow
ΔE 1.75 · LRV 64
348
#F1DA76
Inner Glow
ΔE 2.92 · LRV 66
368
#ECDF9B
City Scape Morning
ΔE 3.29 · LRV 70
312
#FBDB90
Crowne Hill Yellow
ΔE 3.68 · LRV 70
171
#FCDB94
Sweet Butter
ΔE 4.43 · LRV 70

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.23
All yellow at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5430
#EDD481
Beach House
ΔE 2.23 · LRV 67
DE5423
#F6DA74
Golden Rays
ΔE 3.49 · LRV 71
DEC732
#F6DF9F
Aspen Yellow
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 75
DE5443
#F0DCA0
Hazy Moon
ΔE 4.16 · LRV 72
DE5305
#FFD678
Yuma Gold
ΔE 5.66 · LRV 71

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.51
All yellow at Magnolia Home →
JG-39
#E8D280
Amber
ΔE 2.51 · LRV 65
JG-43
#DDC588
Heirloom Yellow
ΔE 6.73 · LRV 57
JG-42
#EFD3A2
Lemony
ΔE 7.76 · LRV 68
JG-38
#ECE1BC
Ambient Light
ΔE 9.76 · LRV 75
JG-105
#D7CEAB
Tapestry Thread
ΔE 10.82 · LRV 62

Valspar

2,858 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.6
All yellow at Valspar →
3007-3C
#F4D77F
Island Sun
ΔE 2.6 · LRV 69.3
V054-2
#FDE399
Float Like a Butterfly
ΔE 2.75 · LRV 78.1
3006-4A
#F8DB91
Late Day Sun
ΔE 2.97 · LRV 72.7
8001-26C
#ECDA99
Tomatillo
ΔE 3.19 · LRV 71
6007-9C
#E2DF84
Fluorescent Lime
ΔE 5.26 · LRV 70.6

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.71
All yellow at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 233
#F7E29D
Dayroom Yellow
ΔE 2.71 · LRV 77
NO. 74
#F5D27B
Citron
ΔE 4.44 · LRV 67
NO. 218
#F2CF86
Yellow Ground
ΔE 5.39 · LRV 65
NO. 68
#EFD5A1
Dorset Cream
ΔE 6.66 · LRV 69
NO. 67
#EFDBB3
Farrow's Cream
ΔE 8.95 · LRV 72

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.16
All yellow at PPG / Glidden →
11-02
#EAD795
Tainted Gold
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 68
1211-5
#F9D97B
Firelight
ΔE 3.44 · LRV 71
1218-3
#E1DD8E
Lively Laugh
ΔE 4.89 · LRV 70
1210-4
#F6D48D
Maybe Maui
ΔE 4.91 · LRV 69
1206-5
#FFD978
Spiced Butternut
ΔE 4.93 · LRV 72

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.52
All yellow at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 9017
#FEDF94
Sunny Veranda
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 76
SW 6695
#F7D78A
Midday
ΔE 3.6 · LRV 70
SW 6901
#FAD97A
Daffodil
ΔE 3.71 · LRV 71
SW 6688
#F5D68F
Solaria
ΔE 4.03 · LRV 69
SW 9018
#FBD682
Honey Bees
ΔE 4.66 · LRV 70

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 6.7
All yellow at Backdrop →
BD-EA
#E5C580
Eames
ΔE 6.7 · LRV 60
BD-CC
#E5DCC4
Cookies & Cream
ΔE 13.32 · LRV 73
BD-DS
#F2EAD2
Don't Eat the Yellow Snow
ΔE 13.75 · LRV 84
BD-RR
#D6CFBE
Real Real
ΔE 15.82 · LRV 65
BD-AU
#E5C8B7
August
ΔE 18.57 · LRV 60

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 7.07
All yellow at Clare →
PNT100-MD-22
#EED6A5
Lemonade
ΔE 7.07 · LRV 69
PNT100-MD-23
#F5CA7A
Golden Hour
ΔE 7.37 · LRV 63
PNT100-MD-63
#D1D0A6
High Vibe
ΔE 10.47 · LRV 61
PNT100-LT-71
#F7CFB0
Before Sunrise
ΔE 15.39 · LRV 68
PNT100-LT-68
#DFDDCB
Greenish
ΔE 15.67 · LRV 72

Similar Behr colors

closest in the Behr deck

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

360C-3
Honey Tone
LRV 75
370D-4
Mustard Seed
LRV 71
390D-4
Honey Beige
LRV 71
350B-5
Straw Hat
LRV 75
320B-4
Lemon Pound Cake
LRV 75
P260-4
Banana Mania
LRV 73

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #F2DD8B in HSL space. Pair Lemon Lily with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#F2DD8B + #8BA0F2
TRIADIC
#F2DD8B · #8BF2DD · #DD8BF2
ANALOGOUS
#F2A98B · #F2DD8B · #D4F28B

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
1.36:1 fail
Sample text on black
15.49:1 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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