Pollen Grains (Behr PMD-30)
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Pollen Grains (Behr PMD-30) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 60.2, so it reflects about 60 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pollen Grains
Four Behr colors picked for Pollen Grains 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 Pollen Grains, 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 | Colonial Yellow | SW 0030 | 59 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Amber Waves | 2159-40 | 54.2 | 1.6 | very close |
| Valspar | Golden Chime | 3006-5C | 59 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Gold Buff | 1208-4 | 59 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Pollen Grains (LRV 60.2 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Pollen Grains
Darker than Pollen Grains
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PMD-30 |
| Hex | #F0C588 |
| RGB | 240, 197, 136 |
| HSL | 35°, 78%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 60.2 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 82.0, 7.5, 36.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pollen Grains (Behr PMD-30), published as #F0C588
#E0BB87
#FFCF87
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pollen Grains (Behr PMD-30)?
- Pollen Grains has an LRV of 60.2 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pollen Grains is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pollen Grains in another brand?
- Colonial Yellow (SW 0030) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pollen Grains warm or cool?
- Behr lists Pollen Grains as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 36.3; 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.