Honeybell
145 · #FBBC6B · LRV 58 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Caramelized35
- 2Venetian Plaster42
- 3Honeybell58
- 4Belvedere Cream65
- 5Pumpkin Mousse71
What Color Is Honeybell, Really?
Honeybell reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 145 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Honeybell
Honeybell 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 Honeybell
At LRV 58, Honeybell 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 Honeybell 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 Benjamin Moore 145 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 | SunriseSW 6668 · Sherwin-Williams | 2.5 | 58 | Color page → |
| Behr | Cheese PuffP240-5 · Behr | 2.8 | 57 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Orange Toffee2007-1C · Valspar | 1.9 | 57 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Golden OpportunityPPG1204-6 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 58 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Summer Lily Orange08YY 56/528 · Glidden | 0.5 | 56 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Jovial Orange112-4DB · Dutch Boy | 0.9 | 59 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Honeybell within Benjamin Moore'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 #FBBC6B in HSL space. Pair Honeybell with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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