Lemon Drops (Behr 340B-4)
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Lemon Drops (Behr 340B-4) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 79.2, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lemon Drops
Four Behr colors picked for Lemon Drops 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 Lemon Drops, 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 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Morning Sunshine | 2018-50 | 75.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sunglow | 3003-2B | 80 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Twinkle Little Star | 1211-4 | 80 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Lemon Drops (LRV 79.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Lemon Drops
Darker than Lemon Drops
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 340B-4 |
| Hex | #FFE49D |
| RGB | 255, 228, 157 |
| HSL | 43°, 100%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.3, -0.4, 38.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lemon Drops (Behr 340B-4), published as #FFE49D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lemon Drops (Behr 340B-4)?
- Lemon Drops has an LRV of 79.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lemon Drops is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lemon Drops in another brand?
- Sunglow (Valspar 3003-2B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lemon Drops warm or cool?
- Behr lists Lemon Drops as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 38.0; 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.