Sweet Bee
115-4DB · #F6C973 · LRV 63 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
- 1Chilled Wine41
- 2Honey Tea52
- 3Sweet Bee63
- 4Banana Cream71
- 5Lemon Chiffon79
What Color Is Sweet Bee, Really?
Sweet Bee reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Dutch Boy 115-4DB behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Sweet Bee
Sweet Bee 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 Bee
At LRV 63, Sweet Bee 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 Bee 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 115-4DB 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 | June DaySW 6682 · Sherwin-Williams | 0.0 | 63 | Color page → |
| Behr | Sunday AfternoonT14-19 · Behr | 1.6 | 62 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Lion Heart306 · Benjamin Moore | 0.9 | 60 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Sweet CornV054-3 · Valspar | 1.7 | 63.2 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Yukon GoldPPG1209-4 · PPG / Glidden | 1.1 | 61 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Yukon GoldPPG1209-4 · Glidden | 0.8 | 61 | Color page → |
Similar Dutch Boy Colors
The nearest shades to Sweet Bee 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 #F6C973 in HSL space. Pair Sweet Bee with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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