Mango Nectar
P240-3 · #FFD49D · LRV 71 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Venetian Plaster42
- 2Colonial Yellow59
- 3Mango Nectar71
- 4Orange Ice76
What Color Is Mango Nectar, Really?
Mango Nectar reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr P240-3 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Mango Nectar
Mango Nectar 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 Mango Nectar
At LRV 71, Mango Nectar 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 Mango Nectar 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 P240-3 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 | Classical YellowSW 2865 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.9 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Pineapple Orange158 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 70 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Lazy Sun3006-6A · Valspar | 1.4 | 70.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Ginger PeachPPG1203-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 67 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Ginger Peachy22YY 71/347 · Glidden | 2.1 | 71 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Lil' Bit Orange112-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.2 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Mango Nectar 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 #FFD49D in HSL space. Pair Mango Nectar with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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