Home Song (Behr 400C-2)
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Home Song (Behr 400C-2) is a very light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 84.2, so it reflects about 84 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Home Song
Four Behr colors picked for Home Song 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 Home Song, 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 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Ginseng Root | 386 | 83.4 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Lime Kiss | 6008-9A | 82 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Silk Star | 1108-2 | 85 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Home Song (LRV 84.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Home Song
Darker than Home Song
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | 400C-2 |
| Hex | #F2EEC7 |
| RGB | 242, 238, 199 |
| HSL | 54°, 62%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 84.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 93.5, -4.9, 19.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Home Song (Behr 400C-2), published as #F2EEC7
#E1E3C5
#FFF9C7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Home Song (Behr 400C-2)?
- Home Song has an LRV of 84.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Home Song is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Home Song in another brand?
- Silk Star (PPG 1108-2) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Home Song warm or cool?
- Behr lists Home Song as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.4; 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.