Sun Salutation (PPG 12-03)
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Sun Salutation (PPG 12-03) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 57, so it reflects about 57 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Sun Salutation
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Sun Salutation 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 Sun Salutation, 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 | Quilt Gold | SW 6696 | 58 | 1.7 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Hannah Banana | CSP-955 | 54 | 1.3 | very close |
| Behr | Golden Chalice | 360D-5 | 55.7 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Butterscotch Lollipop | 3011-3 | 52 | 2.5 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Sun Salutation (LRV 57) by LRV.
Lighter than Sun Salutation
Darker than Sun Salutation
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-03 |
| Hex | #E7C26F |
| RGB | 231, 194, 111 |
| HSL | 41°, 71%, 67% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 57 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 80.0, 3.1, 46.3 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Sun Salutation (PPG 12-03), published as #E7C26F
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Sun Salutation (PPG 12-03)?
- Sun Salutation has an LRV of 57. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Sun Salutation is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Sun Salutation in another brand?
- Golden Chalice (Behr 360D-5) from Behr, at a deltaE of 1.0 (indistinguishable).
- Is Sun Salutation warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Sun Salutation as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 46.3; 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.