Sweet & Sour (Behr P320-7)
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Sweet & Sour (Behr P320-7) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 41.4, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet & Sour
Four Behr colors picked for Sweet & Sour 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 & Sour, 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 | Citronella | SW 6915 | 41 | 3.2 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | French Quarter Gold | 287 | 38 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Valspar | Almond Puff | 3008-3A | 43 | 1.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Grass Daisy | 1215-6 | 44 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Sweet & Sour (LRV 41.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet & Sour
Darker than Sweet & Sour
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | P320-7 |
| Hex | #C9AA37 |
| RGB | 201, 170, 55 |
| HSL | 47°, 57%, 50% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.5, -0.7, 60.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet & Sour (Behr P320-7), published as #C9AA37
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet & Sour (Behr P320-7)?
- Sweet & Sour has an LRV of 41.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet & Sour is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet & Sour in another brand?
- Almond Puff (Valspar 3008-3A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 1.3 (very close).
- Is Sweet & Sour warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sweet & Sour as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 60.3; 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.