Honey Mist (Behr MQ3-42)
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Honey Mist (Behr MQ3-42) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 69.5, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honey Mist
Four Behr colors picked for Honey Mist 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 Mist, 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 | Rice Paddy | SW 6414 | 66 | 1.4 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Woven Jacquard | 254 | 66.7 | 0.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Ancient Scroll | 3008-8B | 62 | 2.6 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Star Bright | 1109-2 | 72 | 2.3 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Honey Mist (LRV 69.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Honey Mist
Darker than Honey Mist
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ3-42 |
| Hex | #E5D9B2 |
| RGB | 229, 217, 178 |
| HSL | 46°, 50%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 69.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.8, -2.0, 20.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honey Mist (Behr MQ3-42), published as #E5D9B2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honey Mist (Behr MQ3-42)?
- Honey Mist has an LRV of 69.5 (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 Mist is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Honey Mist in another brand?
- Woven Jacquard (BM 254) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Honey Mist warm or cool?
- Behr lists Honey Mist as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.7; 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.