Flame Yellow (Behr 360B-6)
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Flame Yellow (Behr 360B-6) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 66.4, so it reflects about 66 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Flame Yellow
Four Behr colors picked for Flame Yellow 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 Flame Yellow, 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 | Decisive Yellow | SW 6902 | 65 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Viking Yellow | 321 | 63.2 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Golden Promise | 3003-1C | 67 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Fuzzy Navel | 1206-6 | 68 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Flame Yellow (LRV 66.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Flame Yellow
Darker than Flame Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 360B-6 |
| Hex | #FFCF49 |
| RGB | 255, 207, 73 |
| HSL | 44°, 100%, 64% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 66.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.2, 3.8, 69.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Flame Yellow (Behr 360B-6), published as #FFCF49
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Flame Yellow (Behr 360B-6)?
- Flame Yellow has an LRV of 66.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Flame Yellow is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Flame Yellow in another brand?
- Golden Promise (Valspar 3003-1C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Flame Yellow warm or cool?
- Behr lists Flame Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 69.6; 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.