Lemon Drop (Behr UL180-11)
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Lemon Drop (Behr UL180-11) is a light, warm yellow from Behr: LRV 68.1, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Lemon Drop
Four Behr colors picked for Lemon Drop 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 Lemon Drop, 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 | Convivial Yellow | SW 6393 | 69 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Yellow Bisque | 220 | 65.9 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Light Amber | 3006-8B | 63 | 2.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Caramelized Pears | 1105-3 | 68 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in Behr
The Behr yellow colors nearest to Lemon Drop (LRV 68.1 (estimated)) by LRV.
Lighter than Lemon Drop
Darker than Lemon Drop
Color data
| Brand | Behr |
|---|---|
| Color code | UL180-11 |
| Hex | #E7D6AC |
| RGB | 231, 214, 172 |
| HSL | 43°, 55%, 79% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68.1 (estimated from the hex) |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.0, -0.5, 22.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Lemon Drop (Behr UL180-11), published as #E7D6AC
#D7CCAB
#F8E0AB
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Lemon Drop (Behr UL180-11)?
- Lemon Drop has an LRV of 68.1 (estimated from its hex value). LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Lemon Drop is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Lemon Drop in another brand?
- Yellow Bisque (BM 220) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Lemon Drop warm or cool?
- Behr lists Lemon Drop as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 22.9; 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.