Honey Nectar
DET470 · #F1DDA2 · LRV 71 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Jackfruit62
- 3Honey Nectar71
- 4Lemon Chiffon79
- 5Frittata86
What Color Is Honey Nectar, Really?
Honey Nectar reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dunn-Edwards DET470 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Honey Nectar
Honey 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 Honey Nectar
At LRV 71, Honey 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 Honey 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 Dunn-Edwards DET470 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 | Butter UpSW 6681 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.7 | 74 | Color page → |
| Behr | Refreshing TeaPPU8-12 · Behr | 2.0 | 72 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Ray of LightCSP-910 · Benjamin Moore | 1.0 | 74 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Kelsey's Curls8002-25C · Valspar | 1.0 | 75 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Turning OakleafPPG1107-3 · PPG / Glidden | 2.6 | 75 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Jonquil Yellow40YY 71/335 · Glidden | 1.8 | 71 | Color page → |
Similar Dunn-Edwards Colors
The nearest shades to Honey Nectar within Dunn-Edwards'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 #F1DDA2 in HSL space. Pair Honey Nectar with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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