Honey Bees (SW 9018)
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Honey Bees (SW 9018) is a light, warm yellow from Sherwin-Williams: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Honey Bees
Four Sherwin-Williams colors picked for Honey Bees 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 Honey Bees, 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 | Broadway Lights | 298 | 63.6 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Wildflower Honey | 350B-6 | 71 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Toasted Pecan | 3002-2A | 73 | 1.1 | very close |
| PPG Paints | Spiced Butternut | 1206-5 | 72 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams
The Sherwin-Williams yellow colors nearest to Honey Bees (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Honey Bees
Darker than Honey Bees
Color data
| Brand | Sherwin-Williams |
|---|---|
| Color code | SW 9018 |
| Hex | #FBD682 |
| RGB | 251, 214, 130 |
| HSL | 42°, 94%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 87.1, 2.5, 46.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Honey Bees (SW 9018), published as #FBD682
#EBCC81
#FFE080
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Honey Bees (SW 9018)?
- Honey Bees has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Honey Bees is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Honey Bees in another brand?
- Wildflower Honey (Behr 350B-6) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Honey Bees warm or cool?
- Sherwin-Williams lists Honey Bees as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 46.1; 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.