Pollen Powder
SW 9014 · #FBD187 · LRV 68 — warm red-orange tone, light — bounces daylight without going clinical.
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What Color Is Pollen Powder, Really?
Pollen Powder reads as a warm red-orange tone — light — bounces daylight without going clinical. The notes below cover how Sherwin-Williams SW 9014 behaves in different light and the closest matches at competing US brands.
Best Rooms and Uses for Pollen Powder
Pollen Powder 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 Pollen Powder
At LRV 68, Pollen Powder 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 Pollen Powder 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 Sherwin-Williams SW 9014 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behr | Sunporch300B-4 · Behr | 1.4 | 69 | Color page → |
| Benjamin Moore | Honey Burst144 · Benjamin Moore | 2.4 | 67 | Color page → |
| Valspar | Deviled EggsP015 · Valspar | 3.2 | 68.8 | Color page → |
| PPG / Glidden | Maybe MauiPPG1210-4 · PPG / Glidden | 2.2 | 69 | Color page → |
| Glidden | Maybe MauiPPG1210-4 · Glidden | 2.2 | 69 | Color page → |
| Dutch Boy | Cultivated212-3DB · Dutch Boy | 1.9 | 68 | Color page → |
Similar Sherwin-Williams Colors
The nearest shades to Pollen Powder within Sherwin-Williams'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 #FBD187 in HSL space. Pair Pollen Powder with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.
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