Lucky Bamboo (Behr PPU9-02)
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Lucky Bamboo (Behr PPU9-02) is a deep, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 22.9, so it reflects about 23 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lucky Bamboo
Four Behr colors picked for Lucky Bamboo 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 Lucky Bamboo, 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 | Rural Green | SW 6418 | 23 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | G.I. Green | 2149-20 | 22.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Mountain Olive | 6007-4C | 23 | 5.2 | clearly different |
| PPG Paints | Gobbledygook | 11-07 | 22 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Lucky Bamboo (LRV 22.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Lucky Bamboo
Darker than Lucky Bamboo
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU9-02 |
| Hex | #93834B |
| RGB | 147, 131, 75 |
| HSL | 47°, 32%, 44% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 22.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 55.0, -1.8, 32.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lucky Bamboo (Behr PPU9-02), published as #93834B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lucky Bamboo (Behr PPU9-02)?
- Lucky Bamboo has an LRV of 22.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lucky Bamboo is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Lucky Bamboo in another brand?
- G.I. Green (BM 2149-20) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Lucky Bamboo warm or cool?
- Behr lists Lucky Bamboo as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.3; 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.