Honeywheat (BM 179)
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Honeywheat (BM 179) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 67.3, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honeywheat
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Honeywheat 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 Honeywheat, 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 | Naples Yellow | SW 9021 | 69 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Applesauce | 350C-3 | 70 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Toasted Wheat | 3001-2B | 75 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Maybe Maui | 1210-4 | 69 | 1.6 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Honeywheat (LRV 67.3) by LRV.
Lighter than Honeywheat
Darker than Honeywheat
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | 179 |
| Hex | #F6D797 |
| RGB | 246, 215, 151 |
| HSL | 40°, 84%, 78% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67.3 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.2, 2.1, 35.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honeywheat (BM 179), published as #F6D797
#E6CD96
#FFE196
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honeywheat (BM 179)?
- Honeywheat has an LRV of 67.3. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honeywheat is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Honeywheat in another brand?
- Applesauce (Behr 350C-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Honeywheat warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Honeywheat as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.6; 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.