Sweet Nectar
156 · #FDE0B5 · LRV 74 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Sweet Nectar, Really?
Sweet Nectar reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Benjamin Moore 156 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sweet Nectar
Sweet 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. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
How Lighting Changes Sweet Nectar
At LRV 74, Sweet 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 Sweet 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 Benjamin Moore 156 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 | They call it MellowSW 9015 · Sherwin-Williams | 3.1 | 79 | Color page → |
| Behr | Peach Of MindCE-04 · Behr | 0.9 | 79 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Rose of TexasT539 · Valspar | 1.3 | 75.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Gentle GlowPPG1210-2 · PPG / Glidden | 4.0 | 79 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Peaches And Cream27YY 78/255 · Glidden | 0.5 | 78 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Honey Lite115-2DB · Dutch Boy | 3.4 | 76 | Color page → |
Similar Benjamin Moore Colors
The nearest shades to Sweet Nectar 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 #FDE0B5 in HSL space. Pair Sweet Nectar with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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