Lemon Whip (Behr ICC-91)
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Lemon Whip (Behr ICC-91) is a very light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 81.4, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lemon Whip
Four Behr colors picked for Lemon Whip 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 Lemon Whip, 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 | They call it Mellow | SW 9015 | 79 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Pineapple Smoothy | 142 | 74.2 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Pretty Pretty Picture | 3004-4C | 80 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Belgian Waffle | 1208-3 | 75 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Lemon Whip (LRV 81.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Lemon Whip
Darker than Lemon Whip
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | ICC-91 |
| Hex | #FFE6BA |
| RGB | 255, 230, 186 |
| HSL | 38°, 100%, 86% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.3, 2.1, 24.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lemon Whip (Behr ICC-91), published as #FFE6BA
#EEDCB9
#FFF0B9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lemon Whip (Behr ICC-91)?
- Lemon Whip has an LRV of 81.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lemon Whip is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Lemon Whip in another brand?
- Pineapple Smoothy (BM 142) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.4 (very close).
- Is Lemon Whip warm or cool?
- Behr lists Lemon Whip as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.6; 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.