Sweet Marzipan (Behr ICC-51)
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Sweet Marzipan (Behr ICC-51) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 68.3, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Marzipan
Four Behr colors picked for Sweet Marzipan 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 Sweet Marzipan, 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 | Convivial Yellow | SW 6393 | 69 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Key West Ivory | 192 | 65.7 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Capricious | 3005-8B | 69 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Waves Of Grain | 12-07 | 70 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Sweet Marzipan (LRV 68.3 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Marzipan
Darker than Sweet Marzipan
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ICC-51 |
| Hex | #ECD5AA |
| RGB | 236, 213, 170 |
| HSL | 39°, 63%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.3 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.2, 1.6, 24.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Marzipan (Behr ICC-51), published as #ECD5AA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Marzipan (Behr ICC-51)?
- Sweet Marzipan has an LRV of 68.3 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Marzipan is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Marzipan in another brand?
- Waves Of Grain (PPG 12-07) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Marzipan warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sweet Marzipan as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.2; 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.