Behr Sea Kelp#DBCC72 · LRV 59
Sea Kelp reads as a yellow / warm — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover the spec, what Behr 390D-5 actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Color spec
| Brand | Behr |
| Name | Sea Kelp |
| SKU | 390D-5 |
| Hex | #DBCC72 |
| RGB | 219, 204, 114 |
| HSL | 51°, 59%, 65% |
| LRV | 59 |
| Undertone | yellow / warm |
| Family | Yellow |
About Behr Sea Kelp
At LRV 59, Sea Kelp is a light color that bounces daylight around a room without tipping into stark white. 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. It holds its undertone in most exposures, which is what makes light shades like this so forgiving room to room.
Sea Kelp 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.
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.
Closest matches at every US brand
9 brands · top 5 each5 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
Dunn-Edwards
Sherwin-Williams
PPG / Glidden
Valspar
Magnolia Home
Farrow & Ball
Backdrop
Clare
Similar Behr colors
closest in the Behr deckThe nearest shades to Sea Kelp within Behr's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.
Coordinated palette
Generated by hue-rotating #DBCC72 in HSL space. Pair Sea Kelp with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
Accessibility (WCAG contrast)
WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.