Candlelight Yellow (Behr 400A-1)
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Candlelight Yellow (Behr 400A-1) is a very light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 86.2, so it reflects about 86 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Candlelight Yellow
Four Behr colors picked for Candlelight 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 Candlelight 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 | Pineapple Cream | SW 1668 | 82 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Old Straw Hat | 337 | 85.4 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Summer Morning | 3007-2C | 87 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Silk Star | 1108-2 | 85 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Candlelight Yellow (LRV 86.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Candlelight Yellow
Darker than Candlelight Yellow
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 400A-1 |
| Hex | #F7F0C7 |
| RGB | 247, 240, 199 |
| HSL | 51°, 75%, 87% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 86.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 94.4, -4.1, 20.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Candlelight Yellow (Behr 400A-1), published as #F7F0C7
#E6E5C5
#FFFBC6
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Candlelight Yellow (Behr 400A-1)?
- Candlelight Yellow has an LRV of 86.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Candlelight Yellow is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Candlelight Yellow in another brand?
- Silk Star (PPG 1108-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Candlelight Yellow warm or cool?
- Behr lists Candlelight Yellow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.7; 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.