Yellow Wax Pepper (Behr PPU9-13)
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Yellow Wax Pepper (Behr PPU9-13) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 77.5, so it reflects about 78 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Yellow Wax Pepper
Four Behr colors picked for Yellow Wax Pepper 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 Yellow Wax Pepper, 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 | Moonraker | SW 6701 | 76 | 1.2 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Chamber Yellow | CW-410 | 75 | 1.1 | very close |
| Valspar | Heart of Palm | 6008-5B | 79 | 1.2 | very close |
| PPG Paints | September Morn | 1110-1 | 78 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Yellow Wax Pepper (LRV 77.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Yellow Wax Pepper
Darker than Yellow Wax Pepper
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | PPU9-13 |
| Hex | #EDE5B7 |
| RGB | 237, 229, 183 |
| HSL | 51°, 60%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 77.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.5, -4.5, 23.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Yellow Wax Pepper (Behr PPU9-13), published as #EDE5B7
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Yellow Wax Pepper (Behr PPU9-13)?
- Yellow Wax Pepper has an LRV of 77.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Yellow Wax Pepper is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Yellow Wax Pepper in another brand?
- Chamber Yellow (BM CW-410) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Yellow Wax Pepper warm or cool?
- Behr lists Yellow Wax Pepper as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 23.5; 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.