Valspar

Bees Knees

V016-2

Bees Knees is a bright golden yellow with a honeyed base. It feels sunny fast. The color can wake up a laundry room, pantry, or breakfast corner, especially with white walls nearby.

At room scale, it will cast warmth across the space. Choose creamy trim with natural wicker. Charcoal accents can steady the sweetness. Cool gray counters may make the yellow seem more acidic.

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Brand

Valspar

Code

V016-2

Collection

Popular

Bees Knees in Different Light

Light temperature is measured in Kelvin: a warm 2700K bulb pulls colors toward yellow, while 5000K daylight reads cooler and truer. Check the color at the time of day you actually use the room.

Artificial Lighting

Bedroom scene to simulate Valspar Bees Knees under artificial light

Light Temperature: 2700K

Natural Lighting

Living room scene to simulate Valspar Bees Knees under natural light

Light Temperature: 4500K

Technical Specifications

Undertones

Type

Yellow

Strength

High

Temperature

warm

Hue Angle

45°

Orange Family

Lightness

73%

Light

Saturation

100%

Highly Saturated

LRV

75.2

0%100%

Very Dark

Dark

Medium

Light

Very Light

White

LRV measures how much light a color reflects, from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white). Below about 50 a color needs good lighting to avoid going flat, 60 and up helps brighten a room, and most whites sit above 80.

Color Position

Saturation →

Lightness →

Color Codes

HEX

#ffdd75

RGB Decimal

255, 221, 117

RGB Percent

100.0%, 86.7%, 45.9%

HSL

45.2, 100.0%, 72.9%

HSV

45.2, 54.1%, 100.0%

CMYK

0.0%, 13.3%, 54.1%, 0.0%

YIQ

219.3, 53.8, -25.3

XYZ

70.31, 74.26, 27.46

CIE Lab

89.04, -0.58, 54.75

CIE Luv

89.04, 28.02, 68.68

Hunter Lab

86.17, -0.58, 39.84

Decimal

16768373

Coordinating Colors and Color Palettes

Darker Shades

Monochromatic dark

Bees Knees Buzz-In Viking Yellow Cheerful

Lighter Shades

Monochromatic light

Bees Knees Simon Says Meringue Summer Bliss

Warm Shades

Warm spectrum

Bees Knees Dusk Pink Fashion Pink Full Bloom

Closest Paint Matches

Cross-brand matches are close, never exact. Each brand uses different bases and sheens, so sample before you buy gallons.

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