Sweet Nectar (BM 156)
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Sweet Nectar (BM 156) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 74.2, so it reflects about 74 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sweet Nectar
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Sweet Nectar by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Benjamin Moore did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Sweet Nectar, 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.
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Sweet Nectar (LRV 74.2) by LRV.
Lighter than Sweet Nectar
Darker than Sweet Nectar
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 156 |
| Hex | #FDE0B5 |
| RGB | 253, 224, 181 |
| HSL | 36°, 95%, 85% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 74.2 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 90.6, 3.7, 24.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sweet Nectar (BM 156), published as #FDE0B5
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#FFEAB4
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sweet Nectar (BM 156)?
- Sweet Nectar has an LRV of 74.2. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sweet Nectar is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Sweet Nectar in another brand?
- Cookie (Behr PPH-08) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.4 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sweet Nectar warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Sweet Nectar as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.8; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). 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.