Honey Pot (PPG 1205-6)
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Honey Pot (PPG 1205-6) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 63, so it reflects about 63 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honey Pot
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Honey Pot 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 Pot, 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 | Butterfield | SW 6676 | 57 | 2.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Happily Ever After | 173 | 60.2 | 0.4 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Fuzzy Duckling | P270-5 | 64 | 0.3 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Maple Taffy | 3004-3C | 64 | 1.2 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Honey Pot (LRV 63) by LRV.
Lighter than Honey Pot
Darker than Honey Pot
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1205-6 |
| Hex | #FFC863 |
| RGB | 255, 200, 99 |
| HSL | 39°, 100%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 63 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 83.7, 8.9, 56.9 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honey Pot (PPG 1205-6), published as #FFC863
#F0BE63
#FFD261
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honey Pot (PPG 1205-6)?
- Honey Pot has an LRV of 63. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honey Pot is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Honey Pot in another brand?
- Fuzzy Duckling (Behr P270-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.3 (indistinguishable).
- Is Honey Pot warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Honey Pot as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 56.9; 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.