Spice Cake (Behr UL130-6)
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Spice Cake (Behr UL130-6) is a deep, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 32.9, so it reflects about 33 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Spice Cake
Four Behr colors picked for Spice Cake 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 Spice Cake, 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 | Canoe | SW 7724 | 34 | 1.5 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Beach House Beige | 1083 | 32.9 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Sturdy Bronze | 3001-7C | 35 | 2.0 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Maison De Campagne | 15-01 | 35 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Spice Cake (LRV 32.9 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Spice Cake
Darker than Spice Cake
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | UL130-6 |
| Hex | #B79579 |
| RGB | 183, 149, 121 |
| HSL | 27°, 30%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 32.9 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 64.1, 8.7, 19.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Spice Cake (Behr UL130-6), published as #B79579
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Spice Cake (Behr UL130-6)?
- Spice Cake has an LRV of 32.9 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Spice Cake is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Spice Cake in another brand?
- Beach House Beige (BM 1083) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.5 (very close).
- Is Spice Cake warm or cool?
- Behr lists Spice Cake as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 19.6; 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.