Tainted Gold (PPG 11-02)
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Tainted Gold (PPG 11-02) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 68, so it reflects about 68 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Tainted Gold
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Tainted 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 Tainted 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 | Lively Yellow | SW 6702 | 68 | 2.3 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Cambridge Heights | 276 | 66.8 | 1.1 | very close |
| Behr | Mustard Seed | 370D-4 | 68.2 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Late Day Sun | 3006-4A | 74 | 1.9 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Tainted Gold (LRV 68) by LRV.
Lighter than Tainted Gold
Darker than Tainted Gold
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 11-02 |
| Hex | #EAD795 |
| RGB | 234, 215, 149 |
| HSL | 47°, 67%, 75% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 68 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.1, -2.8, 35.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Tainted Gold (PPG 11-02), published as #EAD795
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Tainted Gold (PPG 11-02)?
- Tainted Gold has an LRV of 68. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Tainted Gold is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Tainted Gold in another brand?
- Cambridge Heights (BM 276) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.1 (very close).
- Is Tainted Gold warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Tainted Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 35.0; 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.