Moon Dance (Behr 380C-3)
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Moon Dance (Behr 380C-3) is a very light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 85.8, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Moon Dance
Four Behr colors picked for Moon Dance 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 Moon Dance, 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 | Icy Lemonade | SW 1667 | 80 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Calla Lily | 283 | 79.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Warm Summer | 3008-2B | 86 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Banana Brulee | 1214-3 | 82 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Moon Dance (LRV 85.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Moon Dance
Darker than Moon Dance
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 380C-3 |
| Hex | #FAEFBE |
| RGB | 250, 239, 190 |
| HSL | 49°, 86%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 85.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.2, -3.8, 25.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Moon Dance (Behr 380C-3), published as #FAEFBE
#E9E4BD
#FFFABD
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Moon Dance (Behr 380C-3)?
- Moon Dance has an LRV of 85.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Moon Dance is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Moon Dance in another brand?
- Calla Lily (BM 283) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Moon Dance warm or cool?
- Behr lists Moon Dance as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.1; 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.