Match Honey Bee
PPG Honey Bee is a light-reflective shade with an LRV of 74. The matches below are the closest equivalents available across every brand on Pontata, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score. A ΔE under 3 is subtle; under 10 is noticeable but harmonious; above 25 means genuinely different colors.
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Closest matches across every brand
One match per brand, ranked by ΔE — a perceptual color difference score calculated from Lab color space values. Lower is closer. Click any card to compare side by side in simulated rooms.
Honey Bee reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 1.7 you'd need them side by side to tell them apart.
A 5-point LRV gap (79 vs 74) makes Lemon Filling the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 2.0 means the difference barely reads in a finished room.
A 11-point LRV gap (85 vs 74) makes Vanilla Sundae the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 3.8 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
A 6-point LRV gap (74 vs 68) makes Honey Bee the marginally brighter of the two. The ΔE 5.1 gap is real but not dramatic — distinct as a choice, harmonious together.
Vanilla Ice Cream reads slightly lighter (LRV 80 vs 74), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 5.2 they're clearly different, yet close enough to share a room.
Honey Bee reads slightly lighter (LRV 74 vs 70), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms. At ΔE 10.9 these are two genuinely different directions, not variations on a theme.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Honey Bee the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 11.3 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 9-point LRV gap (74 vs 65) makes Honey Bee the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 14.6 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.
A 4-point LRV gap (74 vs 70) makes Honey Bee the marginally brighter of the two. A ΔE of 24.5 puts them firmly in different territory — a strong contrast if combined.