Gracious Glow (PPG 1116-5)
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Gracious Glow (PPG 1116-5) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 43, so it reflects about 43 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Gracious Glow
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Gracious Glow 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 Gracious Glow, 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 | Cool Avocado | SW 9029 | 46 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
| Benjamin Moore | Meadow View | 383 | 44.1 | 2.9 | noticeably different |
| Behr | Everglade | MQ6-60 | 43.2 | 1.0 | very close |
| Valspar | Desert Grass | 3008-7C | 42 | 2.3 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Gracious Glow (LRV 43) by LRV.
Lighter than Gracious Glow
Darker than Gracious Glow
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 1116-5 |
| Hex | #BAB078 |
| RGB | 186, 176, 120 |
| HSL | 51°, 32%, 60% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 43 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 71.5, -4.9, 30.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Gracious Glow (PPG 1116-5), published as #BAB078
#ABA677
#CABA77
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Gracious Glow (PPG 1116-5)?
- Gracious Glow has an LRV of 43. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Gracious Glow is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Gracious Glow in another brand?
- Everglade (Behr MQ6-60) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (very close).
- Is Gracious Glow warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Gracious Glow as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 30.0; 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.