Celebration (Behr MQ4-13A)
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Celebration (Behr MQ4-13A) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 56.4, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Celebration
Four Behr colors picked for Celebration 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 Celebration, 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 | White Raisin | SW 7685 | 57 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | York Harbor Yellow | 2154-40 | 55.1 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Pale Butter | 3003-3C | 62 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| PPG Paints | Autumn Glow | 1106-3 | 57 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Celebration (LRV 56.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Celebration
Darker than Celebration
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | MQ4-13A |
| Hex | #E6C17A |
| RGB | 230, 193, 122 |
| HSL | 39°, 68%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.8, 4.2, 40.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Celebration (Behr MQ4-13A), published as #E6C17A
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Celebration (Behr MQ4-13A)?
- Celebration has an LRV of 56.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Celebration is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Celebration in another brand?
- Autumn Glow (PPG 1106-3) from PPG Paints, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Celebration warm or cool?
- Behr lists Celebration as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 40.5; 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.