Glorious Gold (PPG 1107-6)
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Glorious Gold (PPG 1107-6) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 42, so it reflects about 42 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Glorious Gold
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Glorious 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 Glorious 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 | Antiquity | SW 6402 | 39 | 3.4 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Hollywood Gold | 279 | 40.5 | 1.2 | very close |
| Behr | Lemongrass | PPU6-18 | 39.8 | 1.4 | very close |
| Valspar | Golden Avocado | 3008-5A | 39 | 1.7 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Glorious Gold (LRV 42) by LRV.
Lighter than Glorious Gold
Darker than Glorious Gold
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1107-6 |
| Hex | #CBA956 |
| RGB | 203, 169, 86 |
| HSL | 43°, 53%, 57% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 42 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 70.7, 2.6, 46.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Glorious Gold (PPG 1107-6), published as #CBA956
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#DAB354
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Glorious Gold (PPG 1107-6)?
- Glorious Gold has an LRV of 42. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Glorious Gold is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Glorious Gold in another brand?
- Hollywood Gold (BM 279) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 1.2 (very close).
- Is Glorious Gold warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Glorious Gold as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 46.8; 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.