Plantain Chips (Behr M290-6)
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Plantain Chips (Behr M290-6) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 41.8, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Plantain Chips
Four Behr colors picked for Plantain Chips 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 Plantain Chips, 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 | Alchemy | SW 6395 | 38 | 3.0 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Buttercup | 2154-30 | 38.8 | 1.3 | very close |
| Valspar | Roman Ornament | 3009-3 | 42 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Brown Mustard | 1208-5 | 46 | 2.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Plantain Chips (LRV 41.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Plantain Chips
Darker than Plantain Chips
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | M290-6 |
| Hex | #D6A550 |
| RGB | 214, 165, 80 |
| HSL | 38°, 62%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.7, 8.9, 50.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Plantain Chips (Behr M290-6), published as #D6A550
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Plantain Chips (Behr M290-6)?
- Plantain Chips has an LRV of 41.8 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Plantain Chips is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Plantain Chips in another brand?
- Buttercup (BM 2154-30) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Plantain Chips warm or cool?
- Behr lists Plantain Chips as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 50.0; 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.