Cheese Puff (Behr P240-5)
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Cheese Puff (Behr P240-5) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 57.1, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Cheese Puff
Four Behr colors picked for Cheese Puff 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 Cheese Puff, 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 | Surprise Amber | SW 6654 | 53 | 3.6 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Marmalade | 2016-40 | 56 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Orange Ice | 2005-1C | 56 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Zing | 1203-5 | 60 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Cheese Puff (LRV 57.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Cheese Puff
Darker than Cheese Puff
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | P240-5 |
| Hex | #FFB96F |
| RGB | 255, 185, 111 |
| HSL | 31°, 100%, 72% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.2, 17.5, 47.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Cheese Puff (Behr P240-5), published as #FFB96F
#F0AF6E
#FFC36D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Cheese Puff (Behr P240-5)?
- Cheese Puff has an LRV of 57.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Cheese Puff is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Cheese Puff in another brand?
- Marmalade (BM 2016-40) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Cheese Puff warm or cool?
- Behr lists Cheese Puff as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 47.1; 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.