Sweet As Honey (Behr P290-2)
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Sweet As Honey (Behr P290-2) is a very light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 82.5, so it reflects about 83 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet As Honey
Four Behr colors picked for Sweet As Honey 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 Sweet As Honey, 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 | Optimistic Yellow | SW 6900 | 76 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Squish-Squash | 311 | 77.6 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Hazy Dawn | 3004-2B | 82 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Corn Silk | 12-01 | 79 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Sweet As Honey (LRV 82.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet As Honey
Darker than Sweet As Honey
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | P290-2 |
| Hex | #FFE9AC |
| RGB | 255, 233, 172 |
| HSL | 44°, 100%, 84% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 82.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 92.8, -1.2, 32.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet As Honey (Behr P290-2), published as #FFE9AC
#EFDFAB
#FFF4AB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet As Honey (Behr P290-2)?
- Sweet As Honey has an LRV of 82.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet As Honey is a very light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet As Honey in another brand?
- Hazy Dawn (Valspar 3004-2B) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet As Honey warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sweet As Honey as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.4; 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.