Straw Basket (Behr UL160-6)
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Straw Basket (Behr UL160-6) is a medium, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 57.5, so it reflects about 58 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Straw Basket
Four Behr colors picked for Straw Basket 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 Straw Basket, 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 | Pale Moss | SW 9027 | 58 | 1.1 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Amulet | AF-365 | 56.7 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Baked Scone | 3007-8B | 60 | 1.8 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Sandy Pail | 1104-4 | 54 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Straw Basket (LRV 57.5 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Straw Basket
Darker than Straw Basket
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | UL160-6 |
| Hex | #D9C69A |
| RGB | 217, 198, 154 |
| HSL | 42°, 45%, 73% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57.5 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.5, 0.0, 24.5 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Straw Basket (Behr UL160-6), published as #D9C69A
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#EAD099
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Straw Basket (Behr UL160-6)?
- Straw Basket has an LRV of 57.5 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Straw Basket is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Straw Basket in another brand?
- Amulet (BM AF-365) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Straw Basket warm or cool?
- Behr lists Straw Basket as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.5; 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.