Mac N Cheese (Behr M260-5)
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Mac N Cheese (Behr M260-5) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 48.7, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Mac N Cheese
Four Behr colors picked for Mac N Cheese 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 Mac N Cheese, 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 | Torchlight | SW 6374 | 48 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Gamboge | CW-285 | 48.7 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Creamy Orange | 3005-5B | 46 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Lion's Mane | 1207-5 | 49 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Mac N Cheese (LRV 48.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Mac N Cheese
Darker than Mac N Cheese
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | M260-5 |
| Hex | #E4B070 |
| RGB | 228, 176, 112 |
| HSL | 33°, 68%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 48.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.3, 11.4, 39.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Mac N Cheese (Behr M260-5), published as #E4B070
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Mac N Cheese (Behr M260-5)?
- Mac N Cheese has an LRV of 48.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Mac N Cheese is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Mac N Cheese in another brand?
- Gamboge (BM CW-285) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Mac N Cheese warm or cool?
- Behr lists Mac N Cheese as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 39.9; 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.