Honey Bee (PPG 1205-4)
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Honey Bee (PPG 1205-4) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 76, so it reflects about 76 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honey Bee
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Honey Bee by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Honey Bee, 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 | La Luna Amarilla | SW 9016 | 76 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Suntan Yellow | 2155-50 | 70.5 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Manila Tint | 310A-3 | 78.4 | 0.7 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Spun Honey | 2008-2B | 79 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Honey Bee (LRV 76) by LRV.
Lighter than Honey Bee
Darker than Honey Bee
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1205-4 |
| Hex | #FCDFA4 |
| RGB | 252, 223, 164 |
| HSL | 40°, 94%, 82% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 76 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 89.9, 1.8, 32.6 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honey Bee (PPG 1205-4), published as #FCDFA4
#ECD5A3
#FFE9A3
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honey Bee (PPG 1205-4)?
- Honey Bee has an LRV of 76. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honey Bee is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Honey Bee in another brand?
- Manila Tint (Behr 310A-3) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.7 (indistinguishable).
- Is Honey Bee warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Honey Bee as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 32.6; 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.