Golden Ecru (PPG 1095-4)
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Golden Ecru (PPG 1095-4) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 56, so it reflects about 56 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Golden Ecru
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Golden Ecru 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 Golden Ecru, 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 | Straw Harvest | SW 7698 | 59 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Sandy Brown | 1046 | 52.3 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Pale Wheat | UL160-7 | 55.8 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Sandy Cove | 3005-10A | 55 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Golden Ecru (LRV 56) by LRV.
Lighter than Golden Ecru
Darker than Golden Ecru
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1095-4 |
| Hex | #D8C39F |
| RGB | 216, 195, 159 |
| HSL | 38°, 42%, 74% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 56 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.7, 1.9, 20.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Golden Ecru (PPG 1095-4), published as #D8C39F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Golden Ecru (PPG 1095-4)?
- Golden Ecru has an LRV of 56. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Golden Ecru is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Golden Ecru in another brand?
- Pale Wheat (Behr UL160-7) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Golden Ecru warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Golden Ecru as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 20.8; 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.