Luscious Lemon (Behr HDC-MD-24)
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Luscious Lemon (Behr HDC-MD-24) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 55.6, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Luscious Lemon
Four Behr colors picked for Luscious Lemon 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 Luscious Lemon, 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 | Butterfield | SW 6676 | 57 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Semolina | 2155-40 | 56.3 | 1.7 | very close |
| Valspar | Butterscotch Lollipop | 3011-3 | 52 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Bright Idea | 1210-5 | 56 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Luscious Lemon (LRV 55.6 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Luscious Lemon
Darker than Luscious Lemon
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-MD-24 |
| Hex | #EEBD6A |
| RGB | 238, 189, 106 |
| HSL | 38°, 80%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55.6 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.4, 8.1, 48.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Luscious Lemon (Behr HDC-MD-24), published as #EEBD6A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Luscious Lemon (Behr HDC-MD-24)?
- Luscious Lemon has an LRV of 55.6 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Luscious Lemon is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Luscious Lemon in another brand?
- Semolina (BM 2155-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.7 (very close).
- Is Luscious Lemon warm or cool?
- Behr lists Luscious Lemon as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 48.2; 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.