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Match Honey Bees

Sherwin-Williams Honey Bees is a light-reflective shade, warm in character with an LRV of 70. 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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Honey Bees
Sherwin-Williams
Honey Bees
9018#FBD682LRV 70Warm

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 Bees
Honey Bees
Citron
Farrow & Ball
ΔE 2.3 — Subtle
Citron
74 · LRV 65

Honey Bees reads slightly lighter

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Honey Bees
Honey Bees
Broadway Lights
Benjamin Moore
ΔE 2.4 — Subtle
Broadway Lights
298 · LRV 64

Honey Bees reads slightly lighter

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Honey Bees
Honey Bees
Surfboard Yellow
Behr
ΔE 2.5 — Subtle
Surfboard Yellow
P280-4 · LRV 71

Nearly identical in tone

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Honey Bees
Lemon Drizzle
Honey Bees
Lemon Drizzle
Cloverdale Paint
ΔE 2.9 — Subtle
Lemon Drizzle
0834 · LRV 79

Lemon Drizzle reads slightly lighter

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Honey Bees
Honey Bees
Yellow Bird
Sherwin-Williams
ΔE 3.3 — Noticeable
Yellow Bird
9022 · LRV 64

Honey Bees reads slightly lighter

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Honey Bees
RAL 270-1
Honey Bees
RAL 270-1
RAL EffectEffect
ΔE 4.2 — Noticeable
RAL 270-1
RAL 270-1 · LRV 73

Nearly identical in tone

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Honey Bees
Honey Bees
Firelight
PPG
ΔE 5.0 — Noticeable
Firelight
PPG1211-5 · LRV 68

Nearly identical in tone

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Honey Bees
Banana Split
Honey Bees
Banana Split
Dulux
ΔE 7.0 — Noticeable
Banana Split
35YY 71/474 · LRV 70

Nearly identical in tone

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Honey Bees
Sunlight
Honey Bees
Sunlight
Little Greene
ΔE 8.2 — Noticeable
Sunlight
135 · LRV 58

Honey Bees reads noticeably lighter

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Honey Bees
Honey Bees
Joy
Tikkurila
ΔE 14.9 — Distinct
Joy
H303 · LRV 79

Joy reads slightly lighter

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Honey Bees
Sand yellow
Honey Bees
Sand yellow
RAL ClassicClassic
ΔE 18.3 — Distinct
Sand yellow
RAL 1002 · LRV 45

Honey Bees is the lighter choice

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Honey Bees
Velvet
Honey Bees
Velvet
Jotun
ΔE 22.1 — Distinct
Velvet
10246 · LRV 52

Honey Bees reads noticeably lighter

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Honey Bees
Cinnamon Foam
Honey Bees
Cinnamon Foam
Valspar
ΔE 26.1 — Very different
Cinnamon Foam
V085-2 · LRV 65

Honey Bees reads slightly lighter

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Honey Bees
S 3030-Y30R
Honey Bees
S 3030-Y30R
NCS
ΔE 29.9 — Very different
S 3030-Y30R
S 3030-Y30R · LRV 33

Honey Bees is the lighter choice

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Honey Bees Cross-Brand Color Matches