Golden Nectar (Behr P250-2)
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Golden Nectar (Behr P250-2) is a very light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 80.1, so it reflects about 80 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Nectar
Four Behr colors picked for Golden Nectar 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 Golden Nectar, 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 | They call it Mellow | SW 9015 | 79 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sun Blossom | 149 | 75.4 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Shoreline | 3006-6B | 75 | 1.4 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Dusty Yellow | 1209-3 | 75 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Golden Nectar (LRV 80.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Nectar
Darker than Golden Nectar
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | P250-2 |
| Hex | #FFE4B5 |
| RGB | 255, 228, 181 |
| HSL | 38°, 100%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 80.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.7, 2.4, 26.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Nectar (Behr P250-2), published as #FFE4B5
#EFDAB4
#FFEEB4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Nectar (Behr P250-2)?
- Golden Nectar has an LRV of 80.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Nectar is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Nectar in another brand?
- Sun Blossom (BM 149) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Nectar warm or cool?
- Behr lists Golden Nectar as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.4; 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.