Honey Tea (Behr MQ2-18)
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Honey Tea (Behr MQ2-18) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 53.2, so it reflects about 53 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honey Tea
Four Behr colors picked for Honey Tea 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 Honey Tea, 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 | Independent Gold | SW 6401 | 51 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Chestertown Buff | HC-9 | 52.9 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Harpswell Green | 3007-5C | 54 | 1.5 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hummus | 16-10 | 52 | 1.0 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Honey Tea (LRV 53.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Honey Tea
Darker than Honey Tea
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ2-18 |
| Hex | #D8BE89 |
| RGB | 216, 190, 137 |
| HSL | 40°, 50%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 53.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 78.0, 1.7, 30.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honey Tea (Behr MQ2-18), published as #D8BE89
#C8B488
#E8C888
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honey Tea (Behr MQ2-18)?
- Honey Tea has an LRV of 53.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honey Tea is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Honey Tea in another brand?
- Hummus (PPG 16-10) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Honey Tea warm or cool?
- Behr lists Honey Tea as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.2; 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.