Beacon Yellow vs Garbanzo Paste

Both are Behr colors. Hue-wise, Beacon Yellow belongs to the beige-yellow family and Garbanzo Paste to the beige family. With LRVs of 62 and 59, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. They share a red quality — useful to know if you're layering them in the same space. With a ΔE of 2.0, the difference is subtle — you'd need them side by side to reliably tell them apart. Below, 5 simulated room previews show how each color reads at scale — real-room photos will be added as they become available.