Deviled Egg (Behr HDC-SM16-05)
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Deviled Egg (Behr HDC-SM16-05) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 70.9, so it reflects about 71 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Deviled Egg
Four Behr colors picked for Deviled Egg 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 Deviled Egg, 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 | Honey Bees | SW 9018 | 70 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Golden Groves | 313 | 62.6 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Summer Wheat | 3004-1C | 72 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Spiced Butternut | 1206-5 | 72 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Deviled Egg (LRV 70.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Deviled Egg
Darker than Deviled Egg
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | HDC-SM16-05 |
| Hex | #FDD77A |
| RGB | 253, 215, 122 |
| HSL | 43°, 97%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.4, 2.1, 50.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Deviled Egg (Behr HDC-SM16-05), published as #FDD77A
#EDCD7A
#FFE178
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Deviled Egg (Behr HDC-SM16-05)?
- Deviled Egg has an LRV of 70.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Deviled Egg is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Deviled Egg in another brand?
- Summer Wheat (Valspar 3004-1C) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Deviled Egg warm or cool?
- Behr lists Deviled Egg as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 50.4; 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.