Dried Plantain (Behr UL150-6)
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Dried Plantain (Behr UL150-6) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 63.7, so it reflects about 64 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Dried Plantain
Four Behr colors picked for Dried Plantain 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 Dried Plantain, 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 | Ivoire | SW 6127 | 64 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | From the Archives | CSP-1060 | 61.1 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Baked Scone | 3007-8B | 60 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Hearth | 1093-3 | 62 | 1.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Dried Plantain (LRV 63.7 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Dried Plantain
Darker than Dried Plantain
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | UL150-6 |
| Hex | #E5CEA9 |
| RGB | 229, 206, 169 |
| HSL | 37°, 54%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63.7 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.8, 2.4, 21.4 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Dried Plantain (Behr UL150-6), published as #E5CEA9
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Dried Plantain (Behr UL150-6)?
- Dried Plantain has an LRV of 63.7 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Dried Plantain is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Dried Plantain in another brand?
- Ivoire (SW 6127) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Dried Plantain warm or cool?
- Behr lists Dried Plantain as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 21.4; 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.