Honeybee (BM CSP-950)
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Honeybee (BM CSP-950) is a light, warm yellow from Benjamin Moore: LRV 67, so it reflects about 67 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honeybee
Four Benjamin Moore colors picked for Honeybee 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 Honeybee, 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 | Solé | SW 6896 | 74 | 1.9 | very close |
| Behr | Mustard Seed | 370D-4 | 68.2 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Late Day Sun | 3006-4A | 74 | 1.9 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Demeter | 11-01 | 70 | 1.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Benjamin Moore
The Benjamin Moore yellow colors nearest to Honeybee (LRV 67) by LRV.
Lighter than Honeybee
Darker than Honeybee
Color data
| Brand | Benjamin Moore |
|---|---|
| Color code | CSP-950 |
| Hex | #EFD99A |
| RGB | 239, 217, 154 |
| HSL | 44°, 73%, 77% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 67 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.2, -1.3, 33.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honeybee (BM CSP-950), published as #EFD99A
#DFCF99
#FFE399
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honeybee (BM CSP-950)?
- Honeybee has an LRV of 67. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honeybee is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Honeybee in another brand?
- Mustard Seed (Behr 370D-4) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Honeybee warm or cool?
- Benjamin Moore lists Honeybee as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 33.8; 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.