Welcome Home (PPG 1092-5)
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Welcome Home (PPG 1092-5) is a deep, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 36, so it reflects about 36 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Welcome Home
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Welcome Home 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 Welcome Home, 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 | Empire Gold | SW 0012 | 37 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Coffeehouse Ochre | CW-385 | 36.1 | 1.5 | very close |
| Behr | Donegal Tweed | 310F-5 | 35 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Antelope Hide | 3005-7B | 38 | 1.8 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Welcome Home (LRV 36) by LRV.
Lighter than Welcome Home
Darker than Welcome Home
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1092-5 |
| Hex | #C09C6A |
| RGB | 192, 156, 106 |
| HSL | 35°, 41%, 58% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 36 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 66.5, 6.8, 31.2 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow-Red |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Welcome Home (PPG 1092-5), published as #C09C6A
#B19269
#CFA669
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Welcome Home (PPG 1092-5)?
- Welcome Home has an LRV of 36. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Welcome Home is a deep color.
- What is the closest match to Welcome Home in another brand?
- Empire Gold (SW 0012) from Sherwin-Williams, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Welcome Home warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Welcome Home as warm, with a Warm Yellow-Red undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.2; 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.