Honeybee
Often used for its versatile and reflective qualities, Honeybee remains a staple for Benjamin Moore designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to provide a clean, timeless feel that works across various lighting conditions. We've gathered 5 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#EFD99A
LRV
67.02
Honeybee in Real Rooms
Honeybee has a high LRV of 67.02 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature, making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Yellow family, the photos below show it applied in a living room.
5 Living Room Photos
The beauty of Honeybee in a living room lies in its versatility with textures. It provides a smooth, matte-like quality that contrasts beautifully against plush velvet sofas or chunky wool rugs. It's a color that invites you to stay a little longer, creating an atmosphere that feels established rather than just decorated.
Walls painted Honeybee anchor the modern living room design.
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Living room walls in Honeybee create a warm gathering space.
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Honeybee-painted walls provide rich color throughout the living area.
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Walls in Honeybee give the living room depth and character.
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Living room walls finished in Honeybee deliver warm sophistication.
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Coordinating Colors
Knitted Cape reads slightly lighter (LRV 77 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 82 vs 67, Mannequin Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Cotton Balls reflects far more light (LRV 89 vs 67), opening up a space where Honeybee encloses it.
Honeybee reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 35), opening up a space where Gilded Ballroom encloses it.
Similar Colors
With LRVs of 70 and 67, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
A 5-point LRV gap (72 vs 67) makes Sunny Side Up the marginally brighter of the two.
Sunshine on the Bay reads slightly lighter (LRV 73 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
A 6-point LRV gap (73 vs 67) makes Copacabana the marginally brighter of the two.
Complementary Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 67 vs 66), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Honeybee reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 45), opening up a space where Riviera Azure encloses it.
A 10-point LRV gap (77 vs 67) makes White Heaven the marginally brighter of the two.
Honeybee reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 11), opening up a space where New York State of Mind encloses it.
Lighter Colors
At LRV 81 vs 67, Antique Yellow is decisively the brighter choice.
A 10-point LRV gap (77 vs 67) makes Happy Valley the marginally brighter of the two.
A 7-point LRV gap (74 vs 67) makes Montgomery White the marginally brighter of the two.
At LRV 82 vs 67, Mannequin Cream is decisively the brighter choice.
Darker Colors
With LRVs of 67 and 66, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Honeybee reflects far more light (LRV 67 vs 54), opening up a space where Hannah Banana encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (67 vs 61) makes Honeybee the marginally brighter of the two.