Waves Of Grain (PPG 12-07)
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Waves Of Grain (PPG 12-07) is a light, warm yellow from PPG Paints: LRV 70, so it reflects about 70 percent of the light that hits it.
Colors that go with Waves Of Grain
Four PPG Paints colors picked for Waves Of Grain 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 Waves Of Grain, 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 | Honeypot | SW 9663 | 75 | 1.6 | very close |
| Benjamin Moore | Key West Ivory | 192 | 65.7 | 0.9 | indistinguishable |
| Behr | Sweet Marzipan | ICC-51 | 68.3 | 0.6 | indistinguishable |
| Valspar | Capricious | 3005-8B | 69 | 0.8 | indistinguishable |
Lighter and darker in PPG Paints
The PPG Paints yellow colors nearest to Waves Of Grain (LRV 70) by LRV.
Lighter than Waves Of Grain
Darker than Waves Of Grain
Color data
| Brand | PPG Paints |
|---|---|
| Color code | 12-07 |
| Hex | #EFD7AB |
| RGB | 239, 215, 171 |
| HSL | 39°, 68%, 80% |
| LRV (light reflectance value) | 70 |
| Lab L*, a*, b* | 86.9, 1.8, 24.8 |
| Undertone | Warm Yellow |
| Temperature | warm |
| Color family | Yellow |
Same paint, two kinds of light
Waves Of Grain (PPG 12-07), published as #EFD7AB
#DFCDAA
#FFE1AA
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Common questions
- What is the LRV of Waves Of Grain (PPG 12-07)?
- Waves Of Grain has an LRV of 70. LRV runs from 0 (black) to 100 (pure white) and measures the share of light a surface reflects, so Waves Of Grain is a light color.
- What is the closest match to Waves Of Grain in another brand?
- Sweet Marzipan (Behr ICC-51) from Behr, at a deltaE of 0.6 (indistinguishable).
- Is Waves Of Grain warm or cool?
- PPG Paints lists Waves Of Grain as warm, with a Warm Yellow undertone. Its Lab b* value is 24.8; 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.