Pollen Powder (SW 9014)
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Pollen Powder (SW 9014) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Pollen Powder
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Pollen Powder by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. Sherwin-Williams did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Pollen Powder, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Moore | Beverly Hills | 180 | 59.3 | 2.0 | very close |
| Behr | Cornmeal | 310B-4 | 71.4 | 1.5 | very close |
| Valspar | Brushed Almond | 3004-4A | 69 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| PPG Paints | Evening Glow | 1205-5 | 72 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Pollen Powder (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Pollen Powder
Darker than Pollen Powder
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9014 |
| Hex | #FBD187 |
| RGB | 251, 209, 135 |
| HSL | 38°, 94%, 76% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 85.9, 5.5, 42.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Pollen Powder (SW 9014), published as #FBD187
#EBC786
#FFDB86
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Pollen Powder (SW 9014)?
- Pollen Powder has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Pollen Powder is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Pollen Powder in another brand?
- Brushed Almond (Valspar 3004-4A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.8 (indistinguishable).
- Is Pollen Powder warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Pollen Powder as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 42.1; 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.