Cheerful Hue (Behr 330B-4)
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Cheerful Hue (Behr 330B-4) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 77.3, so it reflects about 77 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cheerful Hue
Four Behr colors picked for Cheerful Hue 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 Cheerful Hue, 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 | Sunny Veranda | SW 9017 | 76 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Crowne Hill Yellow | 312 | 70.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Fruit Compote | 3004-2A | 77 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Twinkle Little Star | 1211-4 | 80 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Cheerful Hue (LRV 77.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Cheerful Hue
Darker than Cheerful Hue
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 330B-4 |
| Hex | #FFE195 |
| RGB | 255, 225, 149 |
| HSL | 43°, 100%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, 0.3, 40.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cheerful Hue (Behr 330B-4), published as #FFE195
#EFD794
#FFEB94
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cheerful Hue (Behr 330B-4)?
- Cheerful Hue has an LRV of 77.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cheerful Hue is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Cheerful Hue in another brand?
- Sunny Veranda (SW 9017) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cheerful Hue warm or cool?
- Behr lists Cheerful Hue as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 40.9; 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.