Honey Tone (Behr 360C-3)
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Honey Tone (Behr 360C-3) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 73.5, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honey Tone
Four Behr colors picked for Honey Tone 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 Tone, 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 | Solé | SW 6896 | 74 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Honey | 297 | 72.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Peach Tickle | 3002-2B | 79 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Honey Bee | 1205-4 | 76 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Honey Tone (LRV 73.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Honey Tone
Darker than Honey Tone
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 360C-3 |
| Hex | #F8DC9B |
| RGB | 248, 220, 155 |
| HSL | 42°, 87%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 73.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 88.7, 0.8, 35.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honey Tone (Behr 360C-3), published as #F8DC9B
#E8D29A
#FFE69A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honey Tone (Behr 360C-3)?
- Honey Tone has an LRV of 73.5 (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 Tone is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Honey Tone in another brand?
- Solé (SW 6896) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Honey Tone warm or cool?
- Behr lists Honey Tone as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.5; 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.