Sweet Honey (Behr PMD-74)
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Sweet Honey (Behr PMD-74) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 50.8, so it reflects about 51 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Honey
Four Behr colors picked for Sweet 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 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 | Yarrow | SW 6669 | 48 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | August Morning | 2156-40 | 49.7 | 2.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Afternoon Tea | 3002-3B | 53 | 2.3 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Goldfish | 1203-6 | 50 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Sweet Honey (LRV 50.8 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Honey
Darker than Sweet Honey
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PMD-74 |
| Hex | #F0B160 |
| RGB | 240, 177, 96 |
| HSL | 34°, 83%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50.8 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 76.6, 14.5, 49.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Honey (Behr PMD-74), published as #F0B160
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Honey (Behr PMD-74)?
- Sweet Honey has an LRV of 50.8 (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 Honey is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Honey in another brand?
- Yarrow (SW 6669) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Sweet Honey warm or cool?
- Behr lists Sweet Honey as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 49.8; 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.