Craftsman Gold (PPG 1092-4)
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Craftsman Gold (PPG 1092-4) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 50, so it reflects about 50 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Craftsman Gold
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Craftsman Gold by this site's color math: a trim white, a deeper yellow, a quiet contrast from another family, a dark accent. PPG Paints did not choose these pairings.
Closest match in every other brand
Each brand's closest color to Craftsman Gold, ranked by CIEDE2000 (deltaE): under 1.0 is indistinguishable, 1.0 to 2.3 very close, 2.3 to 5 noticeably different, over 5 clearly different.
| Brand | Closest color | Code | LRV | deltaE | How close |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwin-Williams | Cupola Yellow | SW 7692 | 53 | 1.9 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Tawny Bisque | 1110 | 46.5 | 1.8 | very close |
| Behr | Creamy Nougat | PPH-10 | 50.3 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Dining Room Gold | 3006-8A | 49 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Craftsman Gold (LRV 50) by LRV.
Lighter than Craftsman Gold
Darker than Craftsman Gold
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1092-4 |
| Hex | #D3B78B |
| RGB | 211, 183, 139 |
| HSL | 37°, 45%, 69% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 50 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.8, 3.7, 26.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Craftsman Gold (PPG 1092-4), published as #D3B78B
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Craftsman Gold (PPG 1092-4)?
- Craftsman Gold has an LRV of 50. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Craftsman Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Craftsman Gold in another brand?
- Creamy Nougat (Behr PPH-10) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.9 (indistinguishable).
- Is Craftsman Gold warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Craftsman Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 26.1; a higher b* is warmer and yellower, a lower one cooler and bluer.
Sources: LRV and hex as published by the manufacturer, via PaintDB (CC BY 4.0). Color differences are CIEDE2000 values computed by this site from the hex values (data snapshot 2026-10-01). Color names and codes belong to their manufacturers.