Pale Honey (Behr PPU6-08)
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Pale Honey (Behr PPU6-08) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 70.4, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pale Honey
Four Behr colors picked for Pale 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 Pale 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 | Enjoyable Yellow | SW 6666 | 71 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Manila | 2158-50 | 68.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Clarified Butter | 3001-6B | 69 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Toffee Crunch | 1207-4 | 65 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Pale Honey (LRV 70.4 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Pale Honey
Darker than Pale Honey
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU6-08 |
| Hex | #F5D6AA |
| RGB | 245, 214, 170 |
| HSL | 35°, 79%, 81% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70.4 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.2, 4.5, 25.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pale Honey (Behr PPU6-08), published as #F5D6AA
#E5CCA9
#FFE0A9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pale Honey (Behr PPU6-08)?
- Pale Honey has an LRV of 70.4 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pale Honey is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pale Honey in another brand?
- Enjoyable Yellow (SW 6666) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pale Honey warm or cool?
- Behr lists Pale Honey as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 25.7; 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.