Corn Silk (PPG 12-01)
Illustrative room. Screen colors vary; test a sample before you paint.
Corn Silk (PPG 12-01) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 79, so it reflects about 79 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Corn Silk
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Corn Silk 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 Corn Silk, 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 | Glad Yellow | SW 6694 | 76 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
| Benjamin Moore | Shooting Star | 304 | 76.6 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Gold Thread | P280-2 | 81.9 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Summer Wish | 3005-2B | 83 | 1.4 | very close |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Corn Silk (LRV 79) by LRV.
Lighter than Corn Silk
Darker than Corn Silk
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-01 |
| Hex | #F9E4AE |
| RGB | 249, 228, 174 |
| HSL | 43°, 86%, 83% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 79 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 91.1, -0.7, 29.0 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Corn Silk (PPG 12-01), published as #F9E4AE
#E9DAAD
#FFEEAD
These swatches and the rooms above are a simulation, not a measurement. How the visualizer works
Similar shades from PPG Paints
More from PPG Paints
Common questions
- What is the LRV of Corn Silk (PPG 12-01)?
- Corn Silk has an LRV of 79. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Corn Silk is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Corn Silk in another brand?
- Shooting Star (BM 304) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Corn Silk warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Corn Silk as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 29.0; 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.