Honey Bear (Behr 340D-4)
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Honey Bear (Behr 340D-4) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 57.3, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honey Bear
Four Behr colors picked for Honey Bear 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 Honey Bear, 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 | White Raisin | SW 7685 | 57 | 2.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | York Harbor Yellow | 2154-40 | 55.1 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Veranda Yellow | 3005-6A | 57 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Gold Buff | 1208-4 | 59 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Honey Bear (LRV 57.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Honey Bear
Darker than Honey Bear
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 340D-4 |
| Hex | #E8C281 |
| RGB | 232, 194, 129 |
| HSL | 38°, 69%, 71% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.4, 5.1, 37.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honey Bear (Behr 340D-4), published as #E8C281
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honey Bear (Behr 340D-4)?
- Honey Bear has an LRV of 57.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honey Bear is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Honey Bear in another brand?
- Gold Buff (PPG 1208-4) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Honey Bear warm or cool?
- Behr lists Honey Bear as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 37.7; 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.