Secret Scribbles (PPG 11-12)
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Secret Scribbles (PPG 11-12) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 41, so it reflects about 41 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Secret Scribbles
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Secret Scribbles 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 Secret Scribbles, 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 | Sassy Green | SW 6416 | 40 | 3.1 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Agave | AF-420 | 37.4 | 2.8 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Everglade | MQ6-60 | 43.2 | 2.2 | very close |
| Valspar | New Avocado | 6007-6A | 42 | 2.1 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Secret Scribbles (LRV 41) by LRV.
Lighter than Secret Scribbles
Darker than Secret Scribbles
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 11-12 |
| Hex | #B7AD6E |
| RGB | 183, 173, 110 |
| HSL | 52°, 34%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 41 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.2, -5.7, 33.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Secret Scribbles (PPG 11-12), published as #B7AD6E
#A8A36D
#C7B76D
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Secret Scribbles (PPG 11-12)?
- Secret Scribbles has an LRV of 41. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Secret Scribbles is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Secret Scribbles in another brand?
- New Avocado (Valspar 6007-6A) from Valspar, at a deltaE of 2.1 (very close).
- Is Secret Scribbles warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Secret Scribbles as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 33.7; 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.