Yellow Brick Road (Behr 340B-5)
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Yellow Brick Road (Behr 340B-5) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 74.1, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yellow Brick Road
Four Behr colors picked for Yellow Brick Road 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 Yellow Brick Road, 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 | Honey Bees | SW 9018 | 70 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Crowne Hill Yellow | 312 | 70.4 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Almond Glaze | 3005-3C | 73 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spiced Butternut | 1206-5 | 72 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Yellow Brick Road (LRV 74.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Yellow Brick Road
Darker than Yellow Brick Road
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 340B-5 |
| Hex | #FFDC85 |
| RGB | 255, 220, 133 |
| HSL | 43°, 100%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.0, 1.3, 47.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yellow Brick Road (Behr 340B-5), published as #FFDC85
#EFD284
#FFE683
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yellow Brick Road (Behr 340B-5)?
- Yellow Brick Road has an LRV of 74.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yellow Brick Road is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Yellow Brick Road in another brand?
- Almond Glaze (Valspar 3005-3C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Yellow Brick Road warm or cool?
- Behr lists Yellow Brick Road as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 47.0; 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.