Honey Bees
Often used for its bright and airy qualities, Honey Bees remains a staple for Sherwin-Williams designers. It is widely considered one of the best colors in its class to maximize natural light while maintaining a clean, neutral backdrop. We've gathered 3 real-home scenarios to help you visualize this color alongside our expert data.
Hex
#FBD682
LRV
70.14
Honey Bees's Color Strip
Honey Bees is the fourth shade on this 7-color strip, sitting between Sunny Veranda and Golden Plumeria. The strip spans from They call it Mellow at the lightest end to Cheerful at the deepest. As part of strip 134, these colors are curated to work together — helpful when you're deciding how light or deep to go.
Honey Bees in Real Rooms
Honey Bees has a high LRV of 70.14 — it reflects a lot of light and will read pale and airy in most spaces. It's neutral in temperature and , making it adaptable across different lighting conditions and room orientations. Grouped in the Yellow family, the photos below show it applied in a mudroom and misc.
2 Mudroom Photos
Using Honey Bees on mudroom walls makes the white trim and hooks pop. It creates a high-contrast, organized look that makes even a room full of sports gear and rain boots look like it has a system and a sense of order.
Mudroom walls in Honey Bees brighten high-traffic utility spaces efficiently.
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Mudroom finished Honey Bees creates cheerful, practical work areas.
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1 Misc Photo
In walk-in closets or pantries, Honey Bees provides a dark, sophisticated backdrop that makes your belongings look organized and curated. It turns a storage space into a boutique-like experience every time you open the door.
Walls painted Honey Bees add subtle warmth to everyday spaces.
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Coordinating Colors
Full Moon reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 70 vs 34, Honey Bees is decisively the brighter choice.
Trim Color
Full Moon reads slightly lighter (LRV 78 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Similar Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 70), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (70 vs 64) makes Honey Bees the marginally brighter of the two.
Honey Bees reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
With LRVs of 71 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
With LRVs of 70 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Sunny Veranda reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
With LRVs of 70 and 68, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
Complementary Colors
At LRV NaN vs NaN, Liberty Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Honey Bees reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 8), opening up a space where Frank Blue encloses it.
Honey Bees reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 6), opening up a space where Honorable Blue encloses it.
At LRV 70 vs 7, Honey Bees is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV NaN vs NaN, Honey Bees is decisively the brighter choice.
Lighter Colors
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 69), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 9-point LRV gap (79 vs 70) makes They call it Mellow the marginally brighter of the two.
Their light reflectance is nearly identical (LRV 70 vs 68), so neither reads brighter in a room.
A 6-point LRV gap (76 vs 70) makes La Luna Amarilla the marginally brighter of the two.
Sunny Veranda reads slightly lighter (LRV 76 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Darker Colors
Honey Bees reads slightly lighter (LRV 70 vs 67), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Honey Bees reflects far more light (LRV 70 vs 50), opening up a space where Gusto Gold encloses it.
A 6-point LRV gap (70 vs 65) makes Honey Bees the marginally brighter of the two.
With LRVs of 71 and 70, the two reflect almost the same amount of light.
At LRV 70 vs 50, Honey Bees is decisively the brighter choice.