Spiced Butternut (Behr 310B-5)
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Spiced Butternut (Behr 310B-5) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 65.2, so it reflects about 65 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spiced Butternut
Four Behr colors picked for Spiced Butternut by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Behr did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Spiced Butternut, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Afternoon | SW 6675 | 65 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sunny Days | 172 | 64 | 2.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Maple Taffy | 3004-3C | 64 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Honey Pot | 1205-6 | 63 | 2.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Spiced Butternut (LRV 65.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Spiced Butternut
Darker than Spiced Butternut
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 310B-5 |
| Hex | #FFCB73 |
| RGB | 255, 203, 115 |
| HSL | 38°, 100%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 65.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 84.6, 8.5, 50.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spiced Butternut (Behr 310B-5), published as #FFCB73
#F0C173
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spiced Butternut (Behr 310B-5)?
- Spiced Butternut has an LRV of 65.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spiced Butternut is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Spiced Butternut in another brand?
- Maple Taffy (Valspar 3004-3C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Spiced Butternut warm or cool?
- Behr lists Spiced Butternut as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 50.4; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0); LRV is not published by Behr for this color and is estimated here from the color's own hex value. Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.