Color spec
| Brand | Dutch Boy |
| Name | Honey Lite |
| SKU | 115-2DB |
| Hex | #F5E0B1 |
| RGB | 245, 224, 177 |
| HSL | 41°, 77%, 83% |
| LRV | 76 |
| Undertone | red-orange / warm |
| Family | Yellow |
About Dutch Boy Honey Lite
Honey Lite is very light — LRV 76, close to white. It opens up small or dim rooms and keeps walls feeling airy. 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. In north light it can read slightly cooler; a warm white trim alongside keeps it from going clinical.
Honey Lite shines on ceilings, trim and in small or low-light rooms where you need to stretch the light — and as a calm whole-home backdrop. Yellows lift kitchens, hallways and kids' rooms with warmth.
Closest matches at every US brand
13 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.
Sherwin-Williams
PPG / Glidden
Dunn-Edwards
Benjamin Moore
Valspar
Behr
C2 Paint
Kompozit
Farrow & Ball
Diamond Vogel
Clare
Magnolia Home
Backdrop
Similar Dutch Boy colors
closest in the Dutch Boy deckThe nearest shades to Honey Lite within Dutch Boy'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 #F5E0B1 in HSL space. Pair Honey Lite 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.
Dutch Boy Honey Lite Equivalents at Other Brands
Matching Honey Lite from a different paint counter? Below is the single closest color in each major US deck and how close it really is. Remember that any paint store can also custom-tint Dutch Boy 115-2DB directly — these equivalents are for when you'd rather stay inside one brand's own deck.
Sherwin-Williams Equivalent of Honey Lite
The closest Sherwin-Williams equivalent of Honey Lite is Friendly Yellow (SW 6680). At ΔE 0 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and sits at the same lightness (LRV 76 vs 76). If Sherwin-Williams is your counter, order Friendly Yellow and you'll get the same color. See the full Friendly Yellow swatch →
PPG / Glidden Equivalent of Honey Lite
The closest PPG / Glidden equivalent of Honey Lite is Dusty Yellow (PPG1209-3). At ΔE 0.68 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs slightly darker (LRV 74 vs 76). If PPG / Glidden is your counter, order Dusty Yellow and you'll get the same color. See the full Dusty Yellow swatch →
Dunn-Edwards Equivalent of Honey Lite
The closest Dunn-Edwards equivalent of Honey Lite is Pasta (DE5331). At ΔE 0.99 the two are indistinguishable on a wall — it carries the same warm red-orange undertone and runs noticeably darker (LRV 70 vs 76). If Dunn-Edwards is your counter, order Pasta and you'll get the same color. See the full Pasta swatch →
Valspar Equivalent of Honey Lite
Valspar's nearest match is Banana Split (V053-1), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.2). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 74.7 vs 76) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Honey Lite without repainting risk. See the full Banana Split swatch →
Benjamin Moore Equivalent of Honey Lite
Benjamin Moore's nearest match is Cornsilk (198), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.36). It runs slightly darker (LRV 72 vs 76) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Honey Lite without repainting risk. See the full Cornsilk swatch →
Behr Equivalent of Honey Lite
Behr's nearest match is Calla (PPU6-12), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.8). It sits at the same lightness (LRV 75 vs 76) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Honey Lite without repainting risk. See the full Calla swatch →
C2 Paint Equivalent of Honey Lite
C2 Paint's nearest match is Limerick (C2-592), visually identical in normal room light (ΔE 1.81). It runs slightly darker (LRV 74 vs 76) and carries a warm red-orange undertone, so it substitutes for Honey Lite without repainting risk. See the full Limerick swatch →
Farrow & Ball Equivalent of Honey Lite
At Farrow & Ball, the closest color to Honey Lite is Farrow's Cream (NO. 67) — very close at ΔE 2.09, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 72 vs 76) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Farrow's Cream swatch →
Diamond Vogel Equivalent of Honey Lite
At Diamond Vogel, the closest color to Honey Lite is Western Sky (0910) — very close at ΔE 2.32, though not an exact twin. It runs slightly darker (LRV 74 vs 76) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Western Sky swatch →
Clare Equivalent of Honey Lite
At Clare, the closest color to Honey Lite is Lemonade (PNT100-MD-22) — very close at ΔE 2.39, though not an exact twin. It runs noticeably darker (LRV 69 vs 76) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Lemonade swatch →
Kompozit Equivalent of Honey Lite
At Kompozit, the closest color to Honey Lite is Soleil (0902) — very close at ΔE 2.53, though not an exact twin. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 75 vs 76) and carries a warm red-orange undertone; sample both side by side if the room gets strong natural light. See the full Soleil swatch →
Magnolia Home Equivalent of Honey Lite
Magnolia Home has no exact twin of Honey Lite. The nearest is Ambient Light (JG-38) at ΔE 3.96 — close, but the difference shows next to trim and in side light. It sits at the same lightness (LRV 75 vs 76). Compare large swatches before substituting. See the full Ambient Light swatch →
Backdrop Equivalent of Honey Lite
Backdrop doesn't make a true equivalent of Honey Lite — the nearest deck color, Cookies & Cream (BD-CC), is clearly different (ΔE 7.09). For an exact match, any Backdrop retailer can custom-tint Dutch Boy 115-2DB instead. See the full Cookies & Cream swatch →