Honeybee Yellow
116-6DB · #FFD069 · LRV 68 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Honey Tea52
- 2Jackfruit62
- 3Honeybee Yellow68
- 4Butter Up74
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Honeybee Yellow, Really?
Honeybee Yellow reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 116-6DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Honeybee Yellow
Honeybee Yellow 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 Honeybee Yellow
At LRV 68, Honeybee Yellow 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 Honeybee Yellow 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 Dutch Boy 116-6DB 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 | Golden PlumeriaSW 9019 · Sherwin-Williams | 1.6 | 67 | Color page → |
| Behr | Mellow Yellow320B-6 · Behr | 1.3 | 67 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Nacho Cheese2018-40 · Benjamin Moore | 0.6 | 65 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Golden Butter3002-1C · Valspar | 0.9 | 68.5 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Fuzzy NavelPPG1206-6 · PPG / Glidden | 2.0 | 68 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Sun Rays29YY 66/537 · Glidden | 1.3 | 66 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Honeybee Yellow within Dutch Boy'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 #FFD069 in HSL space. Pair Honeybee Yellow with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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