Vanilla Ice Cream (Behr P260-3)
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Vanilla Ice Cream (Behr P260-3) is a very light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 81.1, so it reflects about 81 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Vanilla Ice Cream
Four Behr colors picked for Vanilla Ice Cream 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 Vanilla Ice Cream, 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 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Sun Blossom | 149 | 75.4 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Spun Honey | 2008-2B | 79 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sawdust | 1206-4 | 79 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Vanilla Ice Cream (LRV 81.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Vanilla Ice Cream
Darker than Vanilla Ice Cream
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | P260-3 |
| Hex | #FFE6B3 |
| RGB | 255, 230, 179 |
| HSL | 40°, 100%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 81.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.2, 1.2, 28.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Vanilla Ice Cream (Behr P260-3), published as #FFE6B3
#EFDCB2
#FFF0B2
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Vanilla Ice Cream (Behr P260-3)?
- Vanilla Ice Cream has an LRV of 81.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Vanilla Ice Cream is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Vanilla Ice Cream in another brand?
- They call it Mellow (SW 9015) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Vanilla Ice Cream warm or cool?
- Behr lists Vanilla Ice Cream as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 28.0; 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.