Pollen Grains
PMD-30 · #F0C588 · LRV 60 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Pollen Grains60
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Pollen Grains, Really?
Pollen Grains reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Behr PMD-30 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pollen Grains
Pollen Grains 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Pollen Grains
At LRV 60, Pollen Grains 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 Pollen Grains 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 PMD-30 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 | Colonial YellowSW 30 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.3 | 59 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Peach Crisp159 · Benjamin Moore | 1.8 | 58 | Color page → |
| Valspar | GoldfinchP014 · Valspar | 1.3 | 60.7 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gold BuffPPG1208-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.1 | 59 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Amberwave10YY 57/377 · Glidden | 1.4 | 57 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Dreamy Gold213-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Behr Colors
The nearest shades to Pollen Grains 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 #F0C588 in HSL space. Pair Pollen Grains with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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