Bulletin Board (PPG 12-04)
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Bulletin Board (PPG 12-04) is a medium, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 49, so it reflects about 49 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Bulletin Board
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Bulletin Board 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 Bulletin Board, 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 | Tarnished Trumpet | SW 9026 | 47 | 1.8 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Walk on the Beach | CSP-975 | 47.8 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Gilded | M300-4 | 49 | 1.0 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Harpswell Green | 3007-5C | 54 | 2.7 | noticeably different |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Bulletin Board (LRV 49) by LRV.
Lighter than Bulletin Board
Darker than Bulletin Board
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-04 |
| Hex | #D4B57F |
| RGB | 212, 181, 127 |
| HSL | 38°, 50%, 66% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 49 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 75.2, 3.8, 31.7 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Bulletin Board (PPG 12-04), published as #D4B57F
#C5AB7E
#E4BF7E
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Bulletin Board (PPG 12-04)?
- Bulletin Board has an LRV of 49. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Bulletin Board is a medium color.
- What is the closest match to Bulletin Board in another brand?
- Walk on the Beach (BM CSP-975) from Benjamin Moore, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Bulletin Board warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Bulletin Board as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 31.7; 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.