Grassroots (PPG 11-03)
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Grassroots (PPG 11-03) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 55, so it reflects about 55 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Grassroots
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Grassroots 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 Grassroots, 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 | Frolic | SW 6703 | 56 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | California Hills | 216 | 50.2 | 2.1 | very close |
| Behr | Midori | P330-5 | 57.3 | 1.2 | very close |
| Valspar | Crushed Cumin | 6008-6A | 55 | 0.5 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Grassroots (LRV 55) by LRV.
Lighter than Grassroots
Darker than Grassroots
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 11-03 |
| Hex | #D8C475 |
| RGB | 216, 196, 117 |
| HSL | 48°, 56%, 65% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 55 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 79.3, -3.5, 42.1 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Grassroots (PPG 11-03), published as #D8C475
#C9BA74
#E8CE73
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Grassroots (PPG 11-03)?
- Grassroots has an LRV of 55. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Grassroots is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Grassroots in another brand?
- Crushed Cumin (Valspar 6008-6A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 0.5 (indistinguishable).
- Is Grassroots warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Grassroots as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 42.1; 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.